Sentence examples for was pressed by a from inspiring English sources

In June 2003 Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejía's unit was pressed by a furious crowd in Ramadi.

Astride his horse at the Labor Day parade, Allen was pressed by a reporter about the political wisdom of his cowboy routine during election season.

Last week, Mr. McCain was pressed by a participant at a town-hall-style meeting in Houston if he still believed that an immigration overhaul was possible.

A friend, a technician in a hospital radiology department in my hometown of San Francisco, was pressed by a radiologist to sign a petition opposing President Obama's health care reforms.

He was pressed by a female judge about whether his entourage had put together a global "system" of sex parties to "satisfy your sexual needs," assuming they would get favors in return from the possible president-to-be.

After the event ended, Heck was pressed by a reporter about why he would not name his presidential pick, now that early voting has begun in the Silver state and so much hangs in the balance.

The objections from the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobaccoand Firearms come as the State Department is considering the proposal, which is being pressed by a trade association that lobbies for gun importers.

However, the coalition is being pressed by a growing number of Tory MPs and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to retain curbs amid fears of a huge influx of immigrants.

At the same time, the Tembu were pressed by a growing Xhosa population that was unable to expand into new lands because of the steady expansion of European settlers from the west.

Recently, a colleague was being pressed by a salesperson to buy a newly issued collateralized bond obligation for his mutual fund clients.

It might be nice to have a capacitive sensor so that it can be sure that it's being pressed by a finger and not in a bag or pocket.