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Examples
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This is what they call the full-court press, the card read.
Little Earthquakes Jennifer Weiner 2004
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The Giants and Steelers say they're interested enough in Plaxico Burress to talk to him, but nobody's making what you would call a full-court press for the ex-Giant and Steeler.
SI.com 2011
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The Giants and Steelers say they're interested enough in Plaxico Burress to talk to him, but nobody's making what you would call a full-court press for the ex-Giant and Steeler.
SI.com 2011
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The Left had tasted blood, and now were giving this race the full-court press.
Pushback on some pushback rhetoric… - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010
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I hope Obama maintains this full-court press until there is real health-care reform.
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The school board and the principal were sued, so automatically it goes to their attorneys, who go into the usual full-court press legal defense mode.
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Moments later, when Pierce was ejected after a second technical, James stole the ball from Rondo and threw a full-court touchdown lob to Wade.
A Messy Start to a Juicy NBA Playoff Series Jason Gay 2011
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So he trained his players to run the equivalent of a full-court press for 90 minutes, and to attack the goal with little regard for the technical traditions of the game.
Women on Top of the World Matthew Futterman 2011
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Nobody really wants to watch or participate in a dull and grueling game of full-court press, do they?
Writer's Block: Dream On darkerblogistan 2009
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When the Jayhawks finally exerted their athletic advantage by pressing full-court, it was too late.
Big 12 Conference 2010
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