Sentence examples for while pleading from inspiring English sources

He was apologetic and contrite when he appeared before a British parliamentary committee last July, all the while pleading ignorance about widespread phone-hacking at The News of the World, which he subsequently closed.

Instead of really availing himself of the international headwinds unfairly facing Israel in recent years Abbas decided to borrow a page from his predecessor's (Arafat's) playbook, winking and nodding at incitement and terrorism against Israelis ― all the while pleading with UN allies of Palestine to take on Israel so he can avoid having to make the necessary compromises for peace himself.

The boys were thrashed mercilessly while pleading for their lives.

Yanukovych remained poker-faced while pleading his case.

While pleading for the judge's grace, even McDonnell's lawyer choked up.

While pleading their way into the Purple magazine party, many complained that door policies were undemocratic.

While pleading for the funds, Merkel has rounded furiously on the markets.

We do this while pleading for this preventable suffering to stop, and all the while knowing that it will not.

He also criticized Ms. Reno for making television appearances while pleading for more time to collect the documents.

"West of Memphis" is infuriating because, in the deal that was worked out, the State of Arkansas agreed to accept an Alford plea, whereby the defendants could assert their innocence and go free while still pleading guilty.

After a while they are pleading to be water-boarded, anything to get their aching feet off the dusty ground.