1. He tried to bring pressure to bear on her.
2. They tried to bring pressure to bear on me.
3. Organizations such as unions can bring pressure to bear on governments.
4. The bank will bring pressure to bear on you if you don't pay.
5. Workers have their own organisations which can bring pressure to bear on governments and make demands on the state.
6. If nothing else, this drum-banging may help Obama bring pressure to bear on Iran.
7. The bank will bring pressure to bear on you if you do not pay .
8. The U.S., meanwhile, wants China to engage in a dialogue on Pakistan as Washington looks for ways to bring pressure to bear on Islamabad over its ties with Islamist militants.
9. An official may also exploit press coverage in order to establish his agency's credibility with constituency groups, or to bring pressure to bear on other government agencies.