Sentence examples for urged direct from inspiring English sources

Instead, Steinbeck urged direct attacks on Nixon's character.

During the war in Iraq, Iraqi officials also urged direct dealings between the United States and Iran.

On issues ranging from transportation to job creation, Nickels urged direct investment in cities by the federal government to put people to work and stimulate the economy.

Reuters: "The Secretary urged direct talks between Russia and Ukraine," a senior State Department official said of the brief "pull aside" on the sidelines of a conference on Lebanon.

The president of the World Bank has warned that ending the worst of global poverty within a generation would prove a tougher challenge than tackling Aids, as he urged direct action to help more than a billion people benefit from growth.

But on the same page, the report warned that "adding more American troops could conceivably worsen those aspects of the security problem that are fed by the view that the United States presence is intended to be a long-term 'occupation.' " Similarly, the group urged direct engagement with Iran and Syria; Mr. Bush rejected that approach.

The peacemaking Quartet (the United Nations, the European Union, America and Russia) was meant to issue a statement on August 16th urging direct talks based on Israel's 1967 borders and aimed at setting up a Palestinian state within two years.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has separately spoken with the leaders of Qatar and Bahrain, urging direct dialogue among all the states involved, according to statements released by the Kremlin on Saturday.

The widespread protests under the banner of UK Uncut – a loosely assembled group that urges direct action over budget cuts – came after a small-scale demonstration against one store 10 days ago "went viral", in the words of one activist.

Mr. Bush is still stubbornly refusing to talk with either of Hezbollah's backers — Iran and Syria — and accused all those who urge direct negotiations of appeasement, a barely veiled attack on Senator Barack Obama.

For instance, she said flatly that Iran should not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, urging direct talks with its government while also saying that she would put "all options on the table" to prevent Iran from obtaining more nuclear technology.