As I pressed on I began almost to persuade myself.

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So I pressed her on why the large losses at De Lorean.

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So I pressed the button on my phone and the app informed me it would be six minutes.

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When I pressed "Off" on that 64-button remote of yours for the last time, I was relieved.

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When I pressed him for details on how they came up with the solution, he pushed back.

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In turn the WACI emits the IR signal to the TV through one of my IR Emitters, just as if I had pressed the button on the remote.

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Before going to sleep each night, I pressed and held a button on the Up that illuminated a tiny moon on the band, indicating I was going to sleep.

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For as long as I can remember I have kept a stack of cards on my desk, and I am hard pressed to think of anything that has burnished my brand more than sending hand written thank you notes.

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Actually, I have just proved conclusively in print that an American in Paris is sorely pressed on purchasing power parity.

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But however much I pressed my interviewees to find out what soloists and conductors get paid in Scotland, they were uniformly coy on the subject.

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"It is down to us to hammer out a new consensus on water affordability and I ask ministers to work with us to amend this bill and help hard-pressed families today, " she said.

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