Sentence examples for push saying from inspiring English sources

Tony Abbott trod carefully when asked if he supported the push, saying it was not up to the federal government.

LOS ANGELES — The primary backer of an effort to get a ban on circumcision on the ballot in Santa Monica is abandoning her push, saying the proposed legislation had been misrepresented as an effort to impinge on religious freedom.

Independent candidate Carol Schwartz, a former D.C. Council member, said Wednesday that she supports medical marijuana but opposes the legalization push, saying there are "too many people that are drugged out" in the city.

Recently, Russia appears to be counterbalancing the tough geopolitical rhetoric with a softer push, saying, "The only way out of this crisis is for the government and opposition to sit down for negotiations". Notwithstanding ongoing uncertainty regarding Venezuela's political future, it is clear that both China and Russia plan to be a part of Venezuela's economic future.

Often it's their kids giving them the push saying, "Mom I want to put you on Match".

In a speech in Ankara, he also called for a renewed Mid-East peace push, saying the region had "for too long been a theatre of fratricidal wars".

"I was trying to push," said Masai, who won $10,000.

I push," said the jockey, who shrugged his shoulders.

"He needed a push," said one official who was in the Situation Room with the president.

"The harder they push," said Ryan Crocker, a former United States ambassador to Iraq, "the more resistance they get".

"There's a vacuum of catalysts to continue to push," said Sam Stovall, chief United States equity strategist for S&P Capital IQ.