Sentence examples for were push from inspiring English sources

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were push

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To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

  • In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.

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On the other hand, we exceeded our expectation in terms of aesthetic appeal and ease of use considering all we had to work with were push buttons.

In 2011, the then immigration minister, Chris Bowen, conceded that although there were push factors involved in the fall in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat, Howard's policy was a deterrent.

Davis depends on them directly, and indirectly on many others like them, for whatever career he may have, but he is fundamentally unsympathetic to them and senses that, were push come to shove, they wouldn't be sympathetic to him or to the deepest and most intimate extremes of his art.

Among the websites created were Push 4 Reform, which has a page for each member of Congress outlining their stance on issues such as immigration reform, and Undoculife, a game in which players live as undocumented immigrants.The National Immigration Forum is a more traditional campaign group that has been around since 1982.

Poverty and high rates of unemployment were push factors while high demand for low-skilled labour was the main pull factor.

Those were push polls," he said, referring to calls disguised as polls that are really meant to spread a political message.

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In addition to pull-ups - hands wide-spaced and gripping an overhead bar - there were push-ups, dips, sit-ups and squats.

In the La-Z-Boy War Room, two dozen sketches of product introductions for the High Point, N.C., furniture market this month were push-pinned recently on one wall.

But they were pushed back.

Barriers were pushed back.

They were pushed.

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