'urging' is a correct and usable word in written English
It is an action verb that describes the act of trying to persuade somebody to do something. Example: The teacher urged the student to take a break and get some rest before continuing to study.
"I don't think he [David Cameron] could conceivably start urging people to vote no after all he said about his reasons for being members of the European Union," he said.
In terms of preparing cities to be as disaster-resilient as possible, the UN's office for disaster risk reduction launched its Making Cities Resilient campaign in 2010, urging local governments to raise disaster resilience awareness among citizens, invest in risk-reduction activities, and build more safely.
David Cameron has used an Easter message to hit back at criticism of the coalition's policies from church leaders, urging them not to dismiss him as "devoid of morality".
Though DeMint was referring specifically to the Affordable Care Act, a law the Heritage Foundation is urging Congress to defund in next month's continuing resolution, his comments could also apply to existing programs that have more direct government involvement than the ACA.
Urging the Stormont Assembly to scrutinise republican actions in their debate on the IRA ceasefire next Monday, the North Antrim MLA said: "This is a clear example of Sinn Fein running scared.
Before their release, the women were last heard of on 31 December when a video was posted online showing them dressed in black robes and headscarves and urging the Italian government to do everything it could to bring them home.
David Cameron has conceded he has no control over when the Chilcot report into the Iraq war will appear after previously urging the inquiry to publish before Christmas.
Fifty years later the Irish Republic will commemorate the rebellion with equal national enthusiasm but with most of its population more concerned with the huge debts bestowed upon the current generation than the imperative of the "dead generations" urging it on to take back the north of Ireland and fulfil its historic mission towards unity.
With the entire city choked by building work, the kingdom has taken the unusual step of urging pilgrims to delay their visit, and numbers are down 20% this year as a result of reduced visa quotas.
Graeme Swann has spoken out about the circumstances surrounding his retirement, saying he had become "a liability", while urging England to keep Kevin Pietersen in the team.
As well as encouraging students to embrace phrases such as "Have a go" and "Nobody's perfect", she's urging them to avoid "going for something that, if they don't get it, will destroy them", and that includes universities.
