They can be temperamental in the press, but look really lovely when pressed successfully.

Later, Frances successfully pressed a court action that declared her to be competent.

During the 1950s, however, employers began to press successfully for coordinated, central wage bargaining, which has continued subsequently.

The European Parliament has successfully pressed for a number of improvements.

Otunbayeva played a key role in November 2006 protests that pressed successfully for a new democratic constitution.

The two pressed successfully for the purchase of the entire hill and valley adjoining it, obtaining more money through contributions.

Since then, he has successfully pressed Congress to restore some benefits, like disability and health benefits to legal immigrants.

For the past quarter-century people across the world have successfully pressed for freedom and more accountable government.

It successfully pressed Germans to make reparations to Jews in the early 1950's.

He successfully pressed for regulated wheat and dairy prices to be raised until the abolition of price controls in 1921.