Sentence examples for demanded to be set from inspiring English sources

They had to settle for a mixture of remorse, sometimes implausible claims of ignorance and, at times, even condescension.Their frustration had turned to outrage in November when, in his hearings' closing moments, the defendant demanded to be set free.

Set in the 18th century, and dealing with the true story of a black slave who demanded to be set at liberty and took his case to the Scottish Law Lords, it examines the whole concept of freedom.

"We agreed that the thing to do was not to let him out of the hospital," Ohiaeri said, even after he became aggressive and demanded to be set free.

Apparently, he just freaked out and demanded to be set free right then and there probably because he was a scared guy, locked away for years by a foreign justice system, being lectured by a judge.

Hankin then demands to be set free — he can't be executed more than once, they're a bunch of assholes, double jeopardy, nyah-nyah, etc., etc. Totally desperate, the three confer once more, check that they're alone in the cell, and kick Hankin to death.

Unfortunately, that attack included a conveniently incomplete presentation of the facts that, in Ms. Longoria's defense, demand to be set straight.

Should Congress find the votes to take back at least $25 billion and loan it to the auto industry in the lame duck session of the 110th Congress (not likely in the Senate), they ought to attach it to a long list of demands that need to be set down in writing.

Our present understanding of the metal demands the limit to be set at 10 μg/L but the lack of adequate testing facilities at such low concentrations in countries with this problem makes them adhere to a high permissible limit.

Some form of solidarity, however, has been on display in the recent salary dispute, which centers on the players' demand for more money to be set aside by the federation as part of an emergency fund to guarantee that players get paid even if their clubs are bankrupt.

They are sticking to their demand for a "people's council" to be set up to appoint a new prime minister, ignoring the government and its promise of fresh elections on July 20th.

Worries about carbon dioxide and galloping demand for electricity might seem to be setting the stage for a renaissance of nuclear power.