Meanings of intensify pressure in English

The latest rise in the currency will intensify pressure on Irish exporters.

The UBS rogue trading case could intensify pressure on regulators to ferret out wrongdoing.

The rising civilian toll was also likely to intensify pressure on Israel to end the fighting.

Top officials are now warning that climate change could intensify pressure on the state's deteriorating finances.

The Opposition is to intensify pressure on the Government today over the awarding of a €100 million helicopter deal.

The EU banned imports of Syrian oil in 2011 to intensify pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's government over its suppression of unrest.

Mr Schäuble's remarks serve to intensify pressure on the Greek government even while Berlin says it awaits the outcome of the troika review.

Lawmakers are nervously eyeing the markets as the deadline approaches, with gyrations likely to intensify pressure to bring the drama to a close.

US officials said last night that Washington would look to North Korea's neighbours and allies, and to the UN, to intensify pressure on Pyongyang.

The Democrats' election successes will greatly intensify pressure on President George Bush to find a quick way through and out of the Iraq morass.

It might also intensify pressure on Russia to ratify the European Energy Charter treaty, which would require such disagreements to be resolved through arbitration.

The conflict in Mali intensified pressure on states to end payments.

Instead, he has intensified pressure on them to find ways of meeting the target, they said.

Currency experts said London mayor Boris Johnson coming out for the leave campaign intensified pressure on sterling.

This week, the euro-zone finance ministers have further intensified pressure on Greece to deliver on its promises.

He is likely to face intensifying pressure within the Democratic Party to drop out of the race.