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Definition of Pressured
1. pressure [v] - See also: pressure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pressured
Literary usage of Pressured
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Failing the Internally Displaced: The Undp Displaced Persons Program in Kenya by Binaifer Nowrojee (1997)
"Fraudulent Land Transfers, Illegal Occupation, pressured Land Sales and Exchanges
A long-term effect of the violence is the lasting alteration of land ..."
2. Working with Youth in High-Risk Environments: Experiences in Prevention edited by Carol E. Marcus, John D. Swisher (1996)
"No significant sex differences were found for the frequency with which boys and
girls were offered AODs or felt pressured to use them. ..."
3. Truth from the "Zog Bog" by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"CRITICS pressured The Yeltsin faction is using undercover intercepts--whether
real or fabricated--in an all-out effort to discredit its critics with broad ..."
4. The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory Practices and Alleged by Michael R. Bromwich (1998)
"Adams also stated that he was never, under any circumstances, asked, pressured,
or instructed to change any of his results in ..."
5. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"On December 12, 1989, a Rule 115 report was prepared related to an 8 inmate Doe
14's complaint that he was being pressured for sexual favors. 9 10 29. ..."
6. Bloodshed in the Caucasus: Violations of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Rachel Denber, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S., Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1992)
"The local paramilitary organization in Rustavi apparently pressured employees
... The Ossetians were first apparently pressured into going to Tskhinvali to ..."
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