American officials have publicly and repeatedly pressed the government for reform, especially after a bunker was discovered in Baghdad where some detainees had been tortured.

Mrs. Whitman will not be a defendant in the lawsuit, they said, because she agreed to press publicly for a full investigation into the matter.

Punishing the Reformers The Sauds were prepared to allow limited discussion in the press, but have come down hard on those who continue to press publicly for reform.

The factory manager seemed fearless in publicly pressing his charges of official corruption.

At the same time, it is the corporations and the wealthy who are arguing for unrestricted use of their assets to publicly press their agendas.

He pressed publicly for greater reform of government, taking the side of the Opposition against his colleagues and the King.

Earlier this year, before the inmates' suit was filed, criminal defense lawyers publicly pressed Mr. Consovoy on the situation.

Did the Mayor miscalculate in publicly pressing the issue of equity in what traditionally has been a political equation?

While nursing a left ankle sprain that sidelined him for Minnesota's final six preseason games, he publicly pressed for a two-year extension.

Baseball publicly pressed the issue of integration; in a symbolic way, it was our civil rights laboratory.