Sentence examples for despite pleading that from inspiring English sources

Yildirim was jailed Sunday despite pleading that he had a heart condition and would not withstand imprisonment.

Despite Allen's pleading that "It's about music, it's not about religion and all that kind of stuff," it is indeed about religion and all that kind of stuff.

By the end, despite the son's pleading that the old man was larger than life, it is hard to care.

The lack of communication was part of what brought people out on the street despite pleading by officials that they stay off the roads, still littered with downed power lines and in many cases impassable.

In view of our holding regarding the insufficiency of the evidence of deliberate indifference, we need not deal with Zezulka's claim that she is entitled to qualified immunity despite having failed to properly plead that affirmative defense.

Instead, she pleaded that people keep the faith.

The agencies plead that they have been misused and misunderstood.

The Pentagon pleaded that we kill it.

They pleaded that they regretted the lapse.

An absolute discharge means that despite pleading guilty, the perpetrator will not have a criminal record and there are no probation conditions.

Despite pleading for more attention from donors, Shumlin argued that money won't be the sole determining factor in the 2014 races.