to succeed in getting a law, agreement etc accepted quickly although a lot of people oppose it
And we welcome government plans to push through new laws that could mean airports being fined tens of millions of pounds for wrecking passengers' journeys.
Big targets lead to more and more people being pushed through less and less valuable qualifications.
But the Government has wasted the opportunity of strong growth to push through tough changes, he argued.
He had been instrumental in pushing through the law.
He has also tightened his grip on the judiciary by pushing through laws and restructuring two top courts.
He helped push through the law.
He is determined to push the bill through Parliament.
He will seek to implement change and his party has enough MPs to push through bills easily.
He would be horrified if ministers tried to push through tougher union laws.
It's just one part of a sea change that we are pushing through in the way we support victims.
Listening to the experts and to one's own party is the best way of pushing through reform.
Nor does it remove the need for governments to keep tightening their belts and push through tough austerity measures that are putting a drag on economic growth.
Only constant watch and an adversarial, not a cosy, relationship with our politicians will really push through these changes.
Pace bowlers bore the brunt of his strokes, which ranged way beyond the push through the leg side that has become his signature.
People are pushing through the door.
Spain, another country that has pushed through tough reforms, is expected to grow faster than any of the leading eurozone economies over the next two years.
The President introduced health savings accounts but failed to push through a Bill that would have ended the tax exemption for employer insurance.
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