Sentence examples for pressed to play from inspiring English sources
The United Nations, once snubbed and excluded from the task of shaping Iraq's future, suddenly finds itself pressed to play the major role in that effort, but it is taking up the task with some foreboding.
12 Travel to Baghdad Blocked The United States military command closed down long stretches of two strategic highways leading to Baghdad, as American troops labored against attacks that have reduced the flow of supplies into the capital. 1 United Nations diplomats are being pressed to play the central role in shaping Iraq's future.
The cable also reveals that the US was pressed to play the part of an "honest broker", organising a conference to address land allocation and amnesties in a post-Mugabe nation because of concerns that Britain was not suitable for the role.
3. Press to play prerecorded "Love to, but this term's no good" response to Senator McCain lunch request.
3. Press to play prerecorded "Love to, but this… On a rainy night in 1793, the Van Buren family ox slipped in the mud, fracturing its foreleg.
"And I underestimated the readiness of some in the Conservative Party, and the press, to play up to the caricature and thereby fall squarely into their trap.
Sure, I.B.M. has built monstrously fast computers to play chess and "Jeopardy!," but Deep Blue and Watson were purpose-built, dedicated machines that excel only at the particular games for which they were built; Watson, built to conquer the game show "Jeopardy!," would be hard-pressed to play chess.
He pressed them to play with more passion and to feel the emotion of the music.
Since being named Davis Cup captain last year, McEnroe has pressed Sampras to play in the century-old team competition.
Select the "gPSP" application by pressing X. Use the arrow keys to select the "Pokemon Platinum GBA Version.gba" file and press O to play.
Paul McCartney, "Talk More Talk" (1986) In the mid-eighties, McCartney released some of his most critically reviled albums, including "Press to Play".
