Sentences with phrase «of emotional pleas»

They did this in the teeth of emotional pleas from vulnerable countries and numerous rounds of diplomatic efforts to reach a compromise.

When Arne Duncan gave his final speech as secretary of education last December — much more of an emotional plea than a formal administrative task — he did so from the basement of a church on the South Side of Chicago.

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But without the votes, Democratic opponents and a handful of Republicans who crossed party lines to oppose the measure, were left only to deliver emotional pleas to block it.

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety at the White House Wednesday, floated the idea of arming teachers and school staff, an idea that was met with support from many of the attendees.

I will not be convinced by «personal testimonies» or emotional pleas or anything of the like.

LA Times: Crystal Cathedral: Judge approves sale to Diocese of Orange A bankruptcy judge chose the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as the buyer of the Crystal Cathedral for $ 57.5 million after an emotional hearing in Santa Ana on Thursday night, despite pleas by congregants and others that the 56 - year - old ministry stay where it is.

Even if my pleas to erase all aspects of punishment from how we understand «discipline» for our children, including avoiding the imposition of losses in emotional safety like what is caused by a timeout, take a little longer for the broader culture to understand, can we at least start with an understanding that we need to stop hitting the children?

They marched, they prayed and they made emotional pleas, but tenants from a low - income complex in Glen Ellyn could not get assurances from village staff that their apartment buildings will be left out of a proposed taxing district for Roosevelt Road.

Cuomo ended the speech with two emotional pleas that looked back on a hard year for his family, including the loss of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

But it was a handful of parents, teachers and friends whose emotional pleas attracted the attention and applause of those in Legislature Chambers.

Harvey Weisenberg made an emotional plea Thursday on behalf of victims of superstorm...

Ex-Labour leader Ed Miliband was humiliated by the Commons after he made an emotional plea for the Government to U-turn on its cancellation of a renewed probe.

One fifth grader made an emotional plea as she expressed how upset she was at the idea of a charter school crowding into her school — P.S. 308 in Bedford Stuyvesant.

Still, beneath that formidable exterior even Dian craved the human touch, and her desperate pursuit of National Geographic photographer Bob Campbell (finally quashed by Bob's hapless plea: «No, I'm sorry Dian, I just can't...») suggests not only a woman spurned by the desires of the flesh, but also an emotional void only rivalled by her near - pathological strangeness.

A war so brutal, just this week the pope made an emotional plea to Mexico's youth to resist the temptation of the cartels and pray for the victims of this deadly battle.

Justin Bieber is one of the many celebs who have sent messages of support to Keaton Jones, a boy whose emotional plea to end bullying went viral this weekend.

Whether this was intentional or not is debatable, but Pellegrino's heartfelt emotional plea to see his daughter is easily the most sincere and compelling portion of the movie.

The Los Angeles Unified school board faced long hours of personal and emotional pleas yesterday on a vast array of issues, including how to spend $ 837 million in money directed to helping low - income students, children in foster care and English learners.

Ryan Clinton of Austin reported that this brochure containing a comparison of Austin (before no - kill) to Reno «had more of an impact... than a hundred emotional pleas to «save the animals!

Because between Aimee Heinemann's gleefully low - brow reference to Chris Crocker's emotional plea in «Alter (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels)» (2013), with «LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE» spray painted on a survival blanket, and Rachel Lord's tribute to the pink «girl» Angry Bird in «Stella with flowers» (2013), THE ANGRY SHOW already willingly rejects the «refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity» that Kent's «crass» is defined as being lacking in.

After a couple of days spent digging in their heels on the legal form of a potential deal, and then making headlines again yesterday with the release of the AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) draft text, Tuvalu open this morning's plenary meeting of the resumed COP with an impassioned plea, which many observers immediately called the signature moment of the talks thus far.In an earnest, emotional address, lead negotiator Ian Fry called out the United States Senate and President Obama directly.

These messages will redouble efforts with an emotional plea for help and provide supporting information that appears to speaks to the authenticity of the matter.

The lower court awarded Amy Fledderman's mother, Colleen, with $ 2 million in damages for suffering emotional distress from feeling helpless when Richard Glunk turned down Colleen's request to transfer her daughter to a hospital two and a half hours after the operation.The appeals court agreed to the award in damages but reversed one aspect of lower court's ruling, asking the Court of Common Pleas to calculate additional damages based on the delay by Glunk and the nurse.

mother of a 16 - year - old Aboriginal girl murdered in northern New Brunswick made an emotional plea that Canada needs tougher laws to prevent tragedies.

Many made emotional pleas Wednesday as two of the inquiry commissioners appeared at the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting to explain the inquiry process, including how to register and give testimony.

Trump pledged to look «very strongly» at the proposal for arming educators, the President said at the White House Wednesday after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety

The depth of emotional pain in their pleas for help is sometimes overwhelming.