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Oct 12, 2016 · English - England. Oct 12, 2016. #2. and so the pressure is on = and so the pressure is on [us] - and so we are under pressure -> we feel an urgent compulsion. emre aydın said: Is the use of "on" similar to as in "put pressure on somebody" or "pressure (anxiety) on somebody"? Yes. It is the same on as "I put the cat on the table."
Sep 24, 2019 · California; Princeton, NJ. English (American). To 'impose' is to exert a kind of pressure. Hence the phrase "Impose pressure' sounds odd. A neutral word is usually preferable, e.g. "Apply pressure, if you want the glue to stick." The school district’s attorney argued that the prayer is “not forced upon anyone,” but the ACLU has noted that ...
Jun 13, 2008 · Adding to x implies that there was already x; now there is more of it. Generally speaking, you could say that "add to" = "increase". Migration to rural areas is adding to pressure on living standards and house prices. Rebuilding fisheries will add to Asia’s problems. Rising food prices are adding to America's woes.
Dec 5, 2015 · Senior Member. Greece. British English (Sussex) Dec 8, 2015. #4. (A) "Getting a lot of pressure" is okay, but I don't think (B) "give someone a lot of pressure" is idiomatic. His girlfriend is putting a lot of pressure on him/ pressuring him to get a decent job. E.
Oct 25, 2016 · Hi all, I checked in the Macmillan Dictionary that the verb "pressure" (or "pressurize" for British English) can be used with two patterns: 1) pressure someone into doing something (e.g. Don't be pressured into making any rash decisions.) 2) pressure someone to do something (e.g. Officials had pressured her to lie about the affair.)
Aug 23, 2015 · Even words like sand, water, cheese have plurals. But as for pressure, this is abstract and countable. E.g. The pressure of my front tyres is 2 bar and the pressure of my rear tyres is 2.5 bar, so I have two different pressures on my car. Thank you very much for the examples, Keith Bradfort. I understand it now.
Oct 22, 2011 · Oct 21, 2011. #6. khaledjaan said: A lot of drivers complain that the police are more interested in "collecting money" from law-breaking commuters, than in facilitating the traffic flow. In addition, as more and more "demand pressure" is puton gasoline supplies, and as more taxes are added by the government to regulate usage, prices are rising ...
Jul 18, 2017 · Aarhus, Denmark. Chinese - Mandarin. Jul 18, 2017. #1. Hi, I was wondering if there is an expression like "release the pressure of traffic" or "release the stress of traffic" in English. I want to express the degree of traffic jam or traffic congestion by saying "pressure of traffic" or "stress of traffic". Anyone could help?
Jul 21, 2010 · The gradient of pressure is called the force density.For gases, pressure is sometimes measured not as an absolute pressure, but relative to atmospheric pressure; such measurements are called gauge pressure (also sometimes spelled gage pressure).
Jul 7, 2016 · Google could begin selling the Brain Uploader 3000, thus freeing the species from its mortal shackles. No pressure, Ray. The source: The Ray Kurzweil Show, Now at the Googleplex
