urgent plea
collocation in Englishmeaningsofurgentandplea
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urgent
adjective
uk/ˈɜː.dʒənt/us/ˈɝː.dʒənt/
very important and needing ...
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plea
noun[C]
uk/pliː/us/pliː/
formal
an urgent and ...
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(Definition ofurgentandpleafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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And he made anurgentpleafor the advancement of environmental science to the point where we have convincing data to work with.
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Their mosturgentpleawas for some immediate financial assistance to be spread over the whole fleet.
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I make anurgentpleato them to shut the door temporarily until such time as our own beef market gets into balance.
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I make a mosturgentpleafor that.
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Myurgentpleais that such basic needs should not in future have to be met from charitable funding.
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I put in anurgentpleafor greater speed in this matter.
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He concluded with anurgentpleathat he at least, in view of his hard work, should be made a member of it.
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That leading article is a strong andurgentpleafor a monetary inquiry, and it points out the type of inquiry that is required.
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But there was anurgentpleafor short-term help, so that businesses can survive to take advantage of the new opportunities that we hope to see.
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This is myurgentplea.
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All the men have given loyal service, but it is strange that these men, one after the other, should have taken advice, other than theurgentpleaof their colleagues.
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But the picture'surgentpleafor racial sanity in the classroom is almost methodically blunted by the use of standard-seeming types.
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There have been urgent pleas for certain authorities that they are bound to lose enormous sums of money in rateable value in the immediate future.
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We must listen to the urgent pleas of our fellow citizens.
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Why is there this maximum figure of 500, when there are urgent pleas beyond that figure for repatriation which cannot be granted?
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