Sentence examples for pleas by from inspiring English sources

Mr. Yao listened to impassioned pleas by residents of northern Thailand to stop further construction.

But the governor also inevitably hears pleas by mayors as entreaties for more money.

Despite pleas by supporters, Mr. Perot stayed out of the public battle over his party.

But Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rebuffed pleas by refusing to try to make a soft landing.

Mr. Yao listened to impassioned pleas by residents of northern Thailand to stop further construction on the river.

But she refused pleas by a doctor and nurse to stay at the unit and went home.

As things got worse and worse in 2008, the regulators resisted taking any enforcement action, despite pleas by the F.D.I.C.

The masked youths ignored pleas by a larger crowd of Muslims who urged them to keep the protests peaceful.

Previous pleas by politicians and the ORR for the committee to take heed of poor performance have largely been ignored.

The lawyers rebuffed pleas by accused journalists and advocacy groups, including Baikal Wave, to refrain from working with the authorities.

Diplomats reacted to the Swedish pleas by noting that Germany would be next to voice similar distress calls.