Sentence examples for tender plea from inspiring English sources

What might at first sound like a tender plea on the part of a lover is gradually revealed to be the monologue of a psychopath, thought to be modelled on Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger.

Even Gerry Kelley - who bombed the Old Bailey in 1973 - issued a tender, plangent plea for Catholics with information to come forward.

But the Apache County attorney, Criss Candelaria, wrote that he had "tendered a plea offer to the juvenile's attorneys that would resolve all the charges in the juvenile court contingent on the results of the mental health evaluations".

Warne, 43, was represented by solicitor Graham Walker, who tendered a plea of guilty on the cricketer's behalf.

It would have been hard for the court of appeal to reverse a guilty plea, tendered at trial, by a woman of full age, legally represented and who, on Lord Judge's view, committed this crime.

Advocate depute Alex Prentice said: "The basis for the plea tendered being accepted is that the Crown accepts that the accused had no intention to kill Mikaeel and that the assault perpetrated upon him, although severe, fell short of the wicked recklessness required for murder".

Yet Gaskell's men prove as tender-hearted as women: the stories are a plea for humanity and flexibility, and mutual support.

Of course, this is when he utters his cries for civility and good manners, which are really just pleas for mercy to spare his tender spots.

The Major-General and his many daughters escape from the tender-hearted Pirates of Penzance, who are all orphans, on the false plea that he is an orphan himself.

Mr. Xia made a plea to have his name cleared after his death, and out spilled a cascade of tender words and apologies — until a guard began a haunting countdown.

A plea.