Sentence examples for attempts to intercede from inspiring English sources

Lawmakers balked at the governor's attempts to intercede by drafting former Lt. Gov. Stan Lundine, a Democrat, and John R. Dunne, a Republican former state senator, to act as mediators.

Her muted tone, State Department officials said, reflected a growing sense that American attempts to intercede may be futile in a contest where the outcome remains uncertain, all the players are deeply suspicious of American motives, and almost any statement could elicit a popular backlash.

But at the time Egypt was a major non-NATO ally to the United States, so even the smallest attempts to intercede on behalf of democracy are impressive.

My father attempted to intercede.

The divine triad may attempt to intercede for souls and obtain forgiveness for their sins.

Brossart's daughter, Abby, also attempted to intercede, and was arrested and charged with assault.

On another front in the Senate race, Mr. Powers said he would not attempt to intercede on Mr. Giuliani's behalf with Michael Long, chairman of the state's small Conservative Party.

Occasionally elected officials will attempt to intercede on behalf of their constituents, as with this letter from three New York members of Congress.

Afonso de Albuquerque attempted to intercede on Cabral's behalf and on 2 December 1514 asked Manuel I to forgive him and allow his return to court, but to no avail.

The U.S. ambassador's departure comes only four months after President Obama touted Yemen as a counter-terrorism success story, totally ignoring the fact that the country was falling apart with nary an American attempt to intercede diplomatically to help local power centers patch up their differences.

'I'll try to intercede with those bad people.