Word: pleadingly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...that was missing was a small boy to tug at Lew Wasserman's sleeve and plead...
...plead with you because I no longer have the power to insist; you have left the space of open discourse for a self-regulating private haven...
...Dienstbier did not come here to plead for money. He asked, rather, that the Western countries help create the conditions necessary for Czechoslovakia's successful transition to a market economy. He asked for technical assistance, for Western investment, and for a monetary fund to ensure the stability of the Czechoslovak currency...
...desert winds called hamis are blowing now, and with them Baghdad seems enveloped in a surreal haze: diplomats drop out of the sky to plead with Saddam Hussein for a solution before it is too late; hostages lounge by the pool and pin their hopes on each new arrival; ministers hint of divisions within the government; reporters interview the most recent terrorists to take up residence here; the Muzak in the state-owned hotel plays Hava Nagila...
Salazar said because the Guatemalan justice system relies on written statements, rather than oral testimony, it gives individuals almost no power to plead their cases. In addition, she said that public confidence in the system is so low that many people will not report crimes of authorities...