Sentence examples similar to refrain from pleading from inspiring English sources

There are information sheets and requests for donations and didactic posters pleading, among other things, that children refrain from playing with land mines.

They wrote e-mail messages to Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein, Regional Superintendent Peter Heaney and other officials, pleading that they refrain from tinkering with one of the few New York City middle schools that work.

On November 1st he pleaded for ministers to refrain from escalation.

Crosby Doe, a local real estate agent, pleaded that the city refrain from doing anything to advertise the views in these hills.

Seven years ago, for example, when the idea was nearing realisation, one prominent medical humanities scholar pleaded with me to refrain from even mentioning the term.

In a telegram to President Kennedy he said he would go to Birmingham to plead with Negroes to refrain from violence.

Ms Karimova-Tillyaeva pleaded for people to "refrain from speculations".

Transportation officials have pleaded with New Yorkers to refrain from driving and opt for public transport throughout the duration of his visit.

"We're going to go in," he told the group, half warning and half pleading with them to refrain from violence or even foul language, "but we're not going to be rude.

Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, has pleaded with other energy companies to refrain from following SSE's lead or risk pushing more people into poverty.

He also pleaded with political figures and media outlets to refrain from using language that may incite racial intolerance.