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If he had a conscience, he'd straighten this thing out with no more pressure being put upon him.

By the time Liverpool play Aston Villa, you could be 15 points behind the league leaders. How much pressure does that put upon you?

"The score was no sooner put upon his desk, than he began to play the symphony in a most masterly manner, " he wrote.

Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king.

Then it was put upon a swiftly turning wheel, and whirled around until it seemed as if it must fly into a thousand pieces.

Sometimes Bertha paid visits, and the restraint she had to put upon herself relieved her for the moment.

When you are young, there is often a great deal of peer pressure put upon you to be in a relationship.

Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them.

The prime minister raised the hopes of put - upon Okinawans by suggesting there was no need to build a new base at all .

We shall be glad if you will have our name put upon your inquiry list for the articles shown in the booklet .

It's easy to develop a narrative in your head about what your spouse has done wrong and how put upon you are.

The granting of prayer, when offered in the name of Jesus, reveals the Father's love to Him, and the honor which He has put upon Him.

Humans are so predisposed to worship that they give their power away to whomever they put upon a pedestal both individually and en mass.

Stress is put upon the theoretical exploration of a graphic identification system.

Increasingly busy and put upon, many Japanese surround themselves with only a very small circle of friends.

He was always being put upon by his friends.

And she could not quite accept the submergence which his new love put upon her.

In my hometown, the whole world is controlled by mouse, we always put upon the animals like you. And We are more stronger than you.

And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Yet in recent years Pakistani cricket has become more representative of an increasingly conservative and put-upon society.

The lieutenant in charge was cashiered in order to be put upon trial for his "connivance" in the theft, but he judiciously disappeared.

Come, madam, if you please to venture, if you dare trust me, I'll answer for it you shall have nothing put upon you here.

Voters may be richer, but they also feel cheated and put upon by bossy bureaucrats and snooty politicians.

A definite plan has been put upon by the finance department. It should be strictly implemented by everyone.

You will realize that the only limits upon you are those you put upon yourself.

In his 4 or 5 minutes of screentime, I could totally envision the horrible abuse put upon poor Carl at the hands of this menace.

In my opinion chocolate was put upon this earth to be turned into ice cream.

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

The churches are full of put-upon women who have dragged their men along, hoping to wean them off drink, gambling and other women.

Now therefore make the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you.

The way his neighbour always borrows things from him makes him feel put-upon.

These clothes are what he's put upon me: I didn't care what he did wi' me!

If, though, you're under the pump, feeling put upon and unsure about how to move forwards while feeling good about things, then beware.

Put upon To over burden I often feel put upon by my boss.

unequal to the demands put upon him.

It's not fair that you should be put upon by those who don't want to do the awkward jobs.

What an honor is thus put upon saints!

High-sounding interpretation can be put upon them but because they are Useful .

Eat the food I put upon your plate.

I will not be put upon.

I will put upon you none other burden.

Always heard the sailors words when being put upon

put upon To impose on; overburden:

Something they can sell, put upon a shelf