Twice during the Civil War it was saved from destruction by the opposing armies by the pleas and prayers of a local minister.

Despite pleas from Nelson and Hamilton, King Ferdinand of Naples refused to lend his frigates to the British fleet, fearing French reprisals.

Breton is not an official language of France, despite pleas from autonomists and others for official recognition and for the language to be guaranteed a place in schools, the media, and other aspects of public life.

Ignoring his friends ' pleas not to go in, Holt began swimming but soon disappeared from view.

The company brushed aside pleas from four Southern governors and the National Audubon Society that the tract be publicly purchased and set aside as a reserve, and clearcut the forest.

In her bodhisattva vows, Guanyin promises to answer the cries and pleas of all sentient beings and to liberate them from their own karmic woes.

Further pressure in the early 1850s from Britain for removing their forces prompted pleas for them to remain as the Militia were deemed insufficient for the purpose.

" The largest category of Psalms, though not grouped as such in the text, is that of lament ( expressions of complaint and pleas for help from God ).

Continued troubles in Italy, as well as pleas from figures such as Petrarch and St. Bridget of Sweden, caused Urban to set out for Rome, which he reached on 16 October 1367.

A case would begin with a complaint in which the plaintiff alleged the facts entitling him to relief, then the defendant would file any one of a variety of pleas in opposition, followed by a replication from the plaintiff, a rejoinder from the defendant, a surrejoinder from the plaintiff, a rebutter from the defendant, and a surrebutter from the plaintiff.

The Portuguese had been in the area earlier in early 16th centuries ( in search of the legendary priest-king Prester John ), and although a diplomatic mission from Portugal, led by Rodrigo de Lima, had failed to improve relations between the countries, they responded to the Ethiopian pleas for help and sent a military expedition to their fellow Christians.

In terms of wealth, Trinity's current fortunes belie prior fluctuations ; Nevile's building campaign drove the college into debt from which it only surfaced in the 1640s, and the mastership of Richard Bentley ( notorious for the construction of a hugely expensive staircase in the Master's Lodge, and Bentley's repeated refusals to step down despite pleas from the Fellowship ) adversely affected applications and finances.

Although initially restricted by its constitution to render aid only to nationals from the United Nations ( the Allies ), this was changed late in 1944, in response to pleas from Jewish organizations who were concerned with the fate of surviving Jews of German nationality, to also include " other persons who have been obliged to leave their country or place of origin or former residence or who have been deported therefrom by action of the enemy because of race, religion or activities ' in favor of the United Nations.

* King Childebert I receives pleas from his sister Clotilde, wife of king Amalaric, that she is abused by her husband.

The prosperity of Mediterranean Gaul encouraged Rome to respond to pleas for assistance from the inhabitants of Massilia, who were under attack by a coalition of Ligures and Gauls.

It included information on the situation in England, with messengers from there reporting that Ælfgifu was gaining the support of the leading aristocrats through pleas and bribery, binding them to herself and Harold by oaths of loyalty.

Announcing that the two pieces would be separated by an " interlude " played by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, Ellington proceeded to lead the band through the two pieces, with Gonsalves ' 28-chorus marathon solo whipping the crowd into a frenzy, leading the Maestro to play way beyond the curfew time despite urgent pleas from Festive organizer George Wein to bring the program to an end.

However, when the Gamesman sends a hypnotic signal that entrances over 300, 000 people in the city ( with the exception of Francis ' girlfriend Louise, Spider-Man and Firestar ), the signal does not affect Francis ' mind, which is distracted from entrancement by Louise and the game ; after Louise walks away after having her pleas being shrugged off by Francis, he ( unbeknownst to any others ) plays the arcade machine so hard that it and other arcade machines ( most of which are emitting the hypnotic waves ) explode.

The US ignored pleas from the Aristide government for an international peacekeeping force as a motley band of armed thugs led by a suspected drug trafficker and fugitive death squad leaders overran more than half the country.

After years of declining fans ' pleas for her to sing Garland's signature song, " Over The Rainbow ", she concluded Act 1 with the final refrain of her mother's famous anthem, to an instant ovation.

Despite growing public pleas from fans who asked Keon to mend fences with the club, he refused saying that he would not have anything to do with the club unless it changes its policy of only " honouring " numbers of former star players instead of retiring them.

The series was never released by the BBC on either VHS or DVD, despite repeated pleas from fans.

A significant change in the first scene, and one with major implications for the rest of the play, is that prior to the sacrifice of Alarbus, it is revealed that several years previously, Tamora had one of Titus ' sons in captivity and refused to show him clemency despite Titus ' pleas.

Under Edward II the Chancellor dedicated set days to hearing pleas, as documented in the records of the Parliament of Lincoln in 1315, which also show that some cases were heard by his personal staff, the Chancery, and not by the Chancellor.

It was in the wake of the controversial Basi-Virk guilty pleas that ended the trial proceedings that she declared her candidacy for the party leadership on her radio show.

Despite this seemingly overwhelming show of support, the NFL ignored Memphis ' pleas and the Southmen folded.

The adverse reaction was reportedly strong enough for the ABC to seriously consider taking the series off the air, but it is generally reported that impassioned pleas from the children of certain ABC executives saved the show from being cancelled.

The aliens are unmoved by the boy's pleas to save Earth, explaining that after 100 episodes, the show should be cancelled because shows tend to lose quality after 100 episodes.

Instead, it billed the show as Freedomfest, objecting to the pleas of the organisers to at least add " for Nelson Mandela ".

Bud, aware this could happen, writes that he has only 5 minutes left, and despite Lindsey's pleas to return, decides to remain on the ledge.

She had earlier written Angel a psalm-like letter, full of love, self-abasement, and pleas for mercy ; now, however, she finally admits to herself that Angel has wronged her and scribbles a hasty note saying that she will do all she can to forget him, since he has treated her so unjustly.

Even Ashton, who has long ignored Mother Maria's pleas, finds an excuse to deliver some more materials.

Despite a number of different proposals over the years, and repeated pleas from the user base, the working group has been unable to reach a consensus on it.

After several speakers make some pretty powerful, and passionate pleas to the crowd, they took it to the streets, and marched to City Hall, despite some liability issues the city has about the march

It has continued since and has been a mutually accepted target of numerous spam email pleas.

Robin wins the tournament, but Prince John exposes him and has him arrested for execution despite Maid Marian's pleas.

Though the back of the ticket states the motorist has up to 15 days to enter their pleas, the courts do not generally convict the accused for up to 45 days depending on the court.

Every county has a court of common pleas, which is the court of first instance for felonies and certain high-value civil cases.

It has since been worked out that with extra damage caused by the logging trucks on the Mosgiel to Port Chalmers road that it would have been cheaper to perform the operation by rail, but despite pleas by the local council, Wenita, the relevant company, said it had invested too much in the road option to change its plans.

Goldie rejects his mother's pleas, reasoning that he has to face " the man " the only way that he knows how to.

According to newspaper reports when he was questioned about these letters on the 27th August 2011, he " became quite incensed " and revealed that he has written " a number " of clemency pleas.

He was a non-contract player and, while we understand his disappointment with himself and his pleas that it was completely out of character for him, we have made our decision and he has kicked his last ball for Alfreton Town ".

The prosecutor's broad discretion in such areas as initiating or foregoing prosecutions, selecting or recommending specific charges, and terminating prosecutions by accepting guilty pleas has been recognized on numerous occasions by the courts.

He insists, despite his father's pleas, claiming that it is what his patron god Poseidon has asked him to do.

Despite her pleas, she is left with a guard who has been infected and grows a gas mask on his face.

Kazuya defeats Baek and runs into Michelle who has defeated Ganryu, who proves to be no match for him but too stubborn to give up despite Kazuya's pleas for her to do so.

Two FRE-contained exceptions apply to this rule: criminal pleas, plea discussions, and related statements are admissible ( i ) in any proceeding where another statement made in the course of the same plea or plea discussion has been introduced and the statement ought in fairness be considered contemporaneously with it, or ( ii ) in a criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement if the statement was made by the defendant under oath, on the record, and in the presence of counsel.

After stomping on the Decepticon, Metroplex leaves the Throttlebots despite their pleas for help in the war, saying he has a mission.

However, the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front Chairman Maninderjeet Singh Bitta has urged the President of India not to accept any clemency pleas on Afzal's behalf.