Sentence examples for block the plea from inspiring English sources

Morgenthau, a man strong-willed enough to have kept running for reëlection until he was eighty-five, wentoto court to try to get a judge to block the plea bargain.

And the European Stability Mechanism, which formally superseded it today, has not fully come into life.Just a few weeks ago the euro zone was hugely relieved when the German constitutional court turned down pleas to block the ESM.

Celebrities have joined with Animal Defenders International (ADI) in an urgent plea to MPs to block the proposed changes and prevent the return of "a despicable bloodsport".

With America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the body that looks into such mergers, about to decide whether to seek to block the Arco deal, Sir John felt he needed to make a personal plea.

"Block, block the boat".

The prosecutors' insistence on getting some indication of culpability from Mr. Schwarz, like a significant prison term, is known to have been one stumbling block in the plea negotiations.

Experience the real trauma The real faff isn't in being phoneless, it's in the interminable admin involved in getting re-connected – registering the police report; the call to your mobile network to block your phone; the plea to your insurance company to file your claim; the slog to the DHL depot to pick up your new phone because the courier couldn't be bothered to ring your doorbell.

The United States Supreme Court rejected an effort by victims of a deadly refinery explosion to block a plea deal between the plant's owner, BP P.L.C., and prosecutors.

The plea deal would not block additional charges.

On July 18th a London court dismissed a blocking plea by Yukos, whose main asset was acquired by Rosneft through a forced and rigged auction in 2004 and now provides about two-thirds of Rosneft's production.

Despite the plea, Republicans, with some Democratic help, were able to block final consideration of Mr. Becker's appointment.