10 QUOTES WITH «PRESSED»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pressed.
If you read the memoirs of slave-owning families, you'd be hard pressed to find evidence of black people in the lives of the whites, even though for most of the time on the plantations black people outnumbered whites by a ratio of seven to one.
Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.
I was an undergraduate at Princeton, and I was pressed by the math department to go on to graduate school. Actually they gave me fellowships that paid my way, otherwise I would not have been able to continue.
From an app point of view, if you looked at innovation on the PC, you'd be hard pressed to find companies innovating. The list is small.
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.
Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write.
It's a story of little girls who are pressed into working in sweat shops in games, who spend all day doing repetitive grinding tasks like making shirts, which are then converted into gold and sold on eBay.
Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, Rice acted as though the question was an odd one: it wasn't her job. Well, in retrospect, it was and now certainly is.
There's a different kind of comfort that comes from knowing that you are putting your best foot forward. It's called psychological comfort. Look at a picture of the Coney Island boardwalk in 1925. Men were in full-on three-piece suits, hats. They may have only had one suit. But they pressed it. They made it look as good as possible.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost every day of my life about something or other. And I think it's the one thing, as I look into people's eyes, that I think I share with almost everybody.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSED»
Discover the use of
pressed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pressed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lady Cottington's
Pressed Fairy Book
Published in facsimile, the book became one of the most truly intriguing, faithful and epoch-making books of all time. It was an overnight success. Meanwhile, a very sad event occurred.
Terry Jones, Brian Froud, 2006
2
Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book
Written by a former member of the Monty Python troupe, this satire of the fairy picture hoax of 1895 is riotously witty, visually extraordinary and wildly original. Illustrations.
3
Hard
Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process
This book surveys the history of printmaking with a particular focus on artists and works that expanded the boundaries of various media, including woodcuts, etchings, engraving, lithographs, mezzotints, screenprints and more.
David Platzker, Elizabeth Wyckoff, 2000
4
Pressed Steel!: An American Company's Contribution to ...
"Pressed Steel!" is the story of an American company that produced outstanding armored vehicles for the U.S. Army during World War II and contributed greatly to the Allied victory.
This book surveys the development of the processes which transformed glassmaking from a craft into an industry, supplying an expanding consumer market with a wide range of elaborately moulded decorative ware and fittings as well as cheap, ...
6
Pressed: An International Spy Thriller
With the CIA in shambles, the President turns to ex-intelligence analyst Kurt Vetter and his mysterious partner Amanda Carter to hunt down the hackers and bring them to justice. Little do they know this is the easy part.
7
Preserving Flowers: Dried &
Pressed Floral Designs for Every ...
Learn how easy pressing and preserving flowers can be and then create spectacular, one-of-a-king arrangements.
8
The Book of
Pressed Flowers
This extensively illustrated guide offers step-by-step advice for pressing all kinds of flowers and foliage and includes instructions for creating a wide range of crafts using pressed flowers
9
The Art of
Pressed Flowers
This practical yet inspirational book shows you how to boost your creative imagination and quickly discover the satisfaction of making your own beautiful pictures from pressed flowers.
10
Pressed Flowers Journal
5? x 7?, bookbound, 160 pages, elastic band place holder. Debossed; gloss accents. With cover art inspired by patterns from nature, this journal invites you to sit down and smell the flowers as you write.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pressed is used in the context of the following news items.
NH governor pressed to allow National Guard to carry concealed on …
Sixty-Seven New Hampshire House Reps have signed on to an open letter to Governor Hassan. They are asking that she change state policy ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
War crime charges pressed against ex-MP, 11 others
The prosecution in a war crimes tribunal in Dhaka yesterday pressed five counts of charges against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ... «Gulf Times, Jul 15»
CEOs pressed to change their management style
To stay successful by 2020, chief executive officers must be passionate about innovation, and be able to execute change, a new global survey ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Charges pressed against ex-MP Shakhawat
Five charges were pressed today against former BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shakhawat Hossain and 11 others for their alleged role in ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
Charges pressed against ex-MP Shakhawat,11 others
Charges have been pressed against Jessore's former parliament member Shakhawat Hossain and 11 others for their alleged war crimes. «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
NH Governor pressed to allow National Guard to concealed carry on …
Following the shootings at military recruiting centers in Chattanooga, governors around the nation have been either taking action or looking into ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
S. Sudan rivals pressed to reach agreement by mid-August
'IGAD-plus' scheme calls on both sides of S. Sudan conflict to cut deal by August 17 before drawing up unity government. ADDIS ABABA ... «VideoNewsUs, Jul 15»
PM pressed again to focus on reforms, accountability
ISLAMABAD: Following the outcome of the Judicial Commission report, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been advised yet again by some of ... «The News International, Jul 15»
Gay couple devastated after Thai surrogate changes her mind …
Gay couple devastated after Thai surrogate changes her mind: 'She's pressed child abduction charges against me' ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Barra pressed for cost cuts, other moves to help GM hit China target
DETROIT -- When auto sales in China fell last month, General Motors' share price took a hit, reflecting investor fears that the automaker would ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»
