To prevent new crime, he must press hard upon his task.

She would speak only when pressed hard, and eventually not at all.

It was a night when every loss I'd ever had pressed hard on me.

His left foot was pressed hard on to the floor.

He pressed one foot hard against it, and the ground still held.

Her spread fingers pressed hard against the back of his head.

He felt a long, slim body pressing hard against him.

She moved her touch to another part of his neck and pressed hard.

He took to the steps, pressed hard against the closed door, ready for the moment that it opened.

They found me with my back pressed hard against the wall, as if trying to melt right through it.

Administration officials said they would press hard to get the deal approved, probably in the first few months of next year.

Do not press too hard or the food can slip.

This morning he pressed very hard to know your mind.

He said the defense had to be careful not to press too hard to make big plays.

"A travel agent has to press hard to get an insurance policy ahead of time," she said.

But don't press so hard that all the glue is squeezed out.

She must press hard to keep them within reach.

He has been pressing particularly hard for the votes of students and blacks.

If he's that far ahead, I'll press too hard to catch him and run out of gas.