Sentence examples for pressing for something from inspiring English sources

The discussions in the past few days have been about the terms of surrender, with the White House and Reid pressing for something close to an unconditional capitulation.

They are very vigorous in pressing for reaction whenever they see something they don't like".

Iran, meanwhile, is believed to have been pressing for his release, making his fate something of a test case for Iraq's relations with the United States.

A Cambridge source told the paper that "it's not something we're pressing for" and called the original report "exaggerated".

G20 officials are set to disregard key parts of the G7 currency statement while making no direct mention of new debt-cutting targets – something Germany is pressing for but which the United States is opposed to.

"It's not something I'm absolutely pressing for but being part of the Olympic experience is a beautiful thing," he added.

Mr Castro said the changes were something Cuba had been pressing for for a long time.

Here is where the differences between art and science make themselves clear: Science generally has something to prove, whereas great art tends to be open-ended, asking questions rather than pressing for answers, or having them pressed upon you.

Contrino said the success of The Hunger Games could start a move toward releasing more blockbusters before the summer, something cinema owners have been pressing for.

The nomination of Elvira Nabiullina signals strongly that the bank will lower rates in the months ahead, something Mr. Putin has been pressing for against the advice of the bank's current leadership.

"Congress has always had this habit of going to the brink and then passing something, but in the last months, something has changed," said Justin Draeger, the president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, which has been pressing for compromise on student loans.