Sentence examples for pleading for intervention from inspiring English sources

During his visit, Mr. Guterres listened as layers of village elders surrounded him pleading for intervention.

Matthew Gray of Jefferies, an investment bank, reckons that by 2020 the ETS will have an accumulated surplus of 845m permits, against a planned cap that year of 1.8 billion permits.Investors in green technology are pleading for intervention to prop up the carbon price.

Kerry has made repeated calls to the Turkish government pleading for intervention.

Ms. Yingluck has pleaded for patience.

Their major prize in western Libya, Misurata, has come under relentless barrages from Libyan army artillery and rocket launchers, causing rebel leaders to plead for intervention by foreign ground troops.

Environmental advocates are pleading for municipal intervention.

Tonfio is pleading for global intervention before it is too late.

The scientists have sent numerous e-mail messages to Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, the agency's principal deputy commissioner, pleading for his intervention.

Pleading for city intervention might seem contradictory, given the region's lingering resentment, but Mr. Chase said it is just common sense.

"The ambassador raised strong US government concerns about Qatar's role in the release … Al-Attiyah explained the Arab League had asked Qatar, in its capacity as the current chair … to seek Megrahi's release on humanitarian grounds; second, Megrahi had sent a personal letter to [the Qatar ruler] pleading for humanitarian intervention.

In stark contrast, while the military-civil body of the Libyan Opposition remains opposed to a physical occupation, they have been virtually pleading for outside intervention in the form of a no-fly zone, naval blockade, as well as humanitarian and material support.