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pressure of work

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  • pressure of work —    an excuse for neglect, inefficiency, or discourtesy    The phrase is seldom used by businesslike people:     I feel an awful worm, not having written to you for so long, but a genuine pressure of work stopped me. (P. G. Wodehouse in a letter… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • pressure groups — work on behalf of a particular section of society, e.g. children or nurses, or for a particular issue or cause, e.g. banning the use of landmines. Groups that work on behalf of a section of society are sometimes called interest groups. Those that …   Universalium

  • Pressure suit — A pressure suit is a protective suit worn by high altitude pilots who may fly at altitudes where the air pressure is too low for an unprotected person to survive, even breathing pure oxygen at positive pressure. Such suits may be either full… …   Wikipedia

  • pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe …   Collocations dictionary

  • pressure — 1 noun 1 force (U) the act of force or weight being put on to something: The pressure of the water turns the wheel. | factors such as temperature and pressure 2 strength (C, U) the strength of the force or weight put on something: high/low… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Work (thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, work is the quantity of energy transferred from one system to another without an accompanying transfer of entropy. It is a generalization of the concept of mechanical work in mechanics. In the SI system of measurement, work is… …   Wikipedia

  • pressure — pres|sure1 W1S1 [ˈpreʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persuade)¦ 2¦(anxiety/overwork)¦ 3¦(causing change)¦ 4¦(weight)¦ 5¦(gas/liquid)¦ 6¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pressura, from premere; PRESS2] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …   Collocations dictionary

  • pressure — 1. noun 1) confined gas exerts a constant pressure Syn: physical force, load, stress, thrust; compression, weight 2) they put pressure on us to borrow money Syn: coercion, force, compulsion, constraint, duress …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pressure — 1. noun 1) atmospheric pressure Syn: force, load, stress, thrust, compression, weight 2) there was pressure to conform Syn: persuasion, intimidation, coercion, compulsion, dur …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • Pressure controlled intermittent mandatory ventilation — (PC IMV) is any mode of mechanical ventilation with preset inspiratory pressure (Pressure Control) and inspiratory time (Ti). Spontaneous breaths (i.e., inspiration is patient triggered and patient cycled) can exist between mandatory breaths… …   Wikipedia

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