Sentence examples for pressed firm from inspiring English sources

Each crease is then pressed firm with a roller to get all the air out of the seam.

In his downbeat assessment the CBI's Lambert said: "The impact of a damaged banking system on ordinary business has reached a critical stage and although today's package will undoubtedly help many hard pressed firms it is silent when it comes to larger companies".

The result is that compensation over all continues to rise even as some shareholders press firms to cut costs further amid weak profit growth.

They also argue that independent directors were much more likely to press firms into raising more equity capital even when the company's share price was tanking.

DealBook »   Banks Must Raise $566 Billion in New Capital, Fitch Warns  |  New capital requirements are being implemented as the authorities press firms to hold more cash in reserve to protect against future financial shocks.

A second is that governments could exploit the fact that companies are selling drugs more cheaply in developing countries as an excuse to press firms to cut their prices at home.

Senator Mike Johanns, Republican of Nebraska, pressed the firm's chief financial officer.

Another pressed the firm to pay for "toothbrushes, underwear and other personal items" bought on business trips.

KPMG averted an indictment by reaching a $456 million deferred-prosecution agreement in 2005, and federal prosecutors pressed the firm to stop paying the legal fees for the 13 former employees.

For all Wigan's possession, it took until the final quarter of the match for Villa goalkeeper Shay Given to be pressed into firm action, saving from substitute Hugo Rodallega when he turned and shot from the edge of the box, and stopping Franco di Santo's skimming effort.

Using a blunt object, press firm pressure to this point.