Sentence examples for is prevailed upon from inspiring English sources
Because of various political and economic problems, Mr. Krikalev is prevailed upon to stay aboard Mir.
In the ensuing parties, faither is prevailed upon to sing the Red Flag.
But Dalgliesh knows nothing of this when he is prevailed upon to visit St. Anselm's by the dead student's wealthy father.
Isabella, Claudio's sister, about to take her vows as a nun (Sanaa Lathan), is prevailed upon to plead with Angelo for mercy.
In one uproarious scene, Debbie is shown having met a young man, who is prevailed upon to administer some late-night oral sex back at the hairdressing salon - one of the few scenes in which someone is shown enjoying herself.
What's your secret?" In another, she is prevailed upon to promote Breathing – a single, it's worth remembering, about an unborn baby slowly dying of radiation poisoning – by explaining her vegetarian diet to Delia Smith.
People had been "prevailed upon to take their evidence out", he said.
Theodore Roosevelt was prevailed upon by the Emperor to help bring about the 1906 conference in Algeciras.
