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Placed pressure on

• Advised adamantly

• Advocated

• Advocated avidly

• Argued for

• Arm-twisted

• Asked, and then some

• Cajoled

• Coaxed

• Compelled

• Dangled a carrot

• Did some arm-twisting

• Didn't just suggest

• Drove forward

• Drove on

• Egged on

• Encouraged

• Exhorted

• Exhorted earnestly

• Gave encouragement

• Gave encouragement to

• Implored

• Incited

• Lit a fire under

• Lobbied

• Lobbied for

• Made strong suggestions

• More than asked

• More than suggested

• Persuaded

• Pled with

• Plumped for

• Pressed

• Pressed for

• Pressed upon

• Pressed, as a proposal

• Prodded

• Prompted

• Provided incentive

• Pushed

• Pushed for

• Pushed hard

• Pushed strongly

• Put pressure on

• Seriously suggested

• Solicited

• Spurred

• Spurred (on)

• Stimulated

• Strong-armed

• Strongly advocated

• Strongly suggested

• Tried to convince

• Tried to persuade

• Twisted some arms

• Used strong wording

• Was a hustler