1. Two years ago, a 15-member team at the 115-year-old teaching hospital, under pressure to cut costs from a health maintenance organization (HMO), was given permission by the hospital's top manager to find a way to get the tube removed sooner.
    两年前，出于一家保健组织（HMO）要求减少成本的压力，这家有115年历史的教学医院组建了一支15人小组，他们得到医院总经理的许可来研制一种方法，以便尽早去掉导管。

2. The hospitals had cut way back on the large amounts of pain-killing drugs usually given during and after surgery that were used primarily to control blood pressure, not pain.
    这些医院削减了原本大量使用的止痛药，这些药通常在手术中和手术后都使用，主要是用来控制血压而不是止疼。

3. The fact that many developing countries must trim money from public education as part of their debt-reduction plans creates further pressure on families, she said.
    她说，许多发展中国家经常将削减公立教育经费作为减轻债务计划的一部分。这一事实更加重了家庭的压力。

4. There is plenty of evidence that, too often, pressure from parents results in children suffering fatigue rather than becoming geniuses.
    大量证据表明，家长的压力常会导致孩子疲劳厌倦而不是成为天才。

5. He felt a pressure on the right shoulder.
    他觉得右肩压得很。

6. David Kimwell, 16, of Provo, Utah, agrees, "Kids are driven to cheat when there is pressure to succeed."
    戴维·金威利今年16岁，来自犹他州的普罗沃。他赞同这一种观点，他说："只要存在压力，要求他们考出好成绩来，那他们只好去作弊。"

7. A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush -- often under pressure.
    外国人对美国的第一印象很可能就是：每个人都显得匆匆忙忙—常常是处于压力之下。

8. Another problem is a prenuptial agreement signed under pressure.
    另一个问题是出于压力而签署的婚前协议。

9. "I figure there's a sword hanging over their head, and that's pressure," they said.
    "我想他们的头上悬着一把剑，要承受很大的压力，"他们说。

10. You can vary the pressure at will.
    你可以随意变化压力。