Sentence examples for despite urges from inspiring English sources

Governor Martin O'Malley stated that he would sign the bill, despite urges from then-Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin Frederick O'Brien requesting that he "resist pressure to do so".

Page A14 U.S. ENVOY TO MIDEAST URGES TRUCE Despite urging by George J. Mitchell, President Obama's special envoy to the Middle East for the consolidation of a cease-fire, Israel and Hamas continued to trade strikes.

Since then, such bills have stalled in the legislature, despite urging from Mr. Patrick.

Despite urging his supporters to avoid violence, Mr Hachani was arrested.

"Despite urging from a number of people, I did not restore knighthoods," Howard wrote.

Despite urging from the judge, she was mute during her initial trial in October.

Until now, the Japanese government had refused to expand the evacuation zone, despite urging from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The IMF has also stepped back from demanding the privatisation of the state-owned Housing Financing Fund, despite urging such action in its previous recommendations.

Despite urging from mental health advocates, the police also did not create a separate unit of officers to address calls related to the mentally ill.

He declined to arm the rebels last fall, despite urging from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the C.I.A. director at the time, David H. Petraeus.

Despite urging from the United States that he not to return to Yemen, Mr. Saleh has vowed to head home as soon as he is healthy enough to do so, Reuters reported.