Sentence examples for pressed to develop from inspiring English sources

After 1910 the demand for automotive fuel began to outstrip the market requirements for kerosene, and refiners were pressed to develop new technologies to increase gasoline yields.

Dr. Donald Kniffen, the deputy program scientist for the Compton project, called both options "realistic ideas," but said that engineers might be hard pressed to develop and test the procedures for such maneuvers before time ran out.

Without an attraction on the order of Martha Stewart, perhaps Kmart's most important supplier, the retailer would be hard pressed to develop an identity as anything other than an also-ran to Wal-Mart and Target -- which have nibbled away onetime Kmart customers with their respective promises of low prices and budget fashion.

With a history as powerful as what happened to the Mayer brothers of Hoffenheim, one would be hard pressed to develop a more compelling narrative.

Mr. Schrager would be hard pressed to get financing to develop projects on his own, and Marriott, having sat out the boutique hotel craze, needs a hipper offering in its portfolio.

We also plan to have lots of conversations with local entrepreneurs, engineers and press to develop the system so anyone can use it in Germany.

Give a team a handheld video camera, enough funds to develop a "good enough" Web site, or access to excess capacity on a printing press to develop the first rough version of their idea.

Compared to substance abuse patients in low-demand programs, patients in high-demand programs perceived the program to have higher expectations, in that the treatment climate exerted more press to develop relationships, set goals, and be organized.

Step XI The 'Next' key is pressed to automatically develop the corresponding decision matrix with the technical specifications of the finally selected alternatives with respect to the set evaluation criteria in a new window.

A growing percentage of students possess very fuzzy morals, and when pressed to explain them, the morals developed purely from the results they produced.

Talk samples 8 and 9 highlight the kinds of confusion that can develop when students are pressed to explore content in detail.