Sentence examples for instead of pleading from inspiring English sources

Instead of pleading for domestic harmony, Sarah Wyndham was pitching for it.

** Instead of pleading for domestic harmony, Sarah Wyndham was pitching for it.

Instead of pleading for a freshly arousing tale, they insist on hearing an old one endlessly repeated.

There are plenty of luxury hotels in Paris and many people were wondering why Gael Monfils was not retiring to one Wednesday night instead of pleading for his five-set match to be played into darkness.

But few of us feel comfortable at sea, and so instead of pleading agnosticism, as we probably should, we tend to side with those experts whose opinions support our ideological prejudices.

Wouldn't it be fantastic if instead of pleading for hedge funds on Radio 4's Today programme as Johnson did last week, he went into bat for, say, more resources for our financially pressed but brilliant universities and research teams.

Instead of gently pleading their case, they employed sensational language to shock people into action against slavery.

As a member of the group, Sarria convinced gay men to demand fair jury trials instead of quietly pleading guilty after police roundups.

Instead of badgering, pleading, or nagging chatters to take you into a private show, you should offer subtle or not-so-subtle incentives.

Although the defect in Espinosa's allegations must be cured by supplemental pleading, instead of amended pleading, the statutory purpose of avoiding needless sacrifice to defective pleading applies equally to this case.

As further explained below, instead of providing similar individualized assertions for the other director defendants, plaintiffs rely on the "group" accusation mode of pleading demand futility.