entreaty

Again Magnus waved, about to yield to his better instincts and to the entreaties of his wife.

a deep sigh being the only answer I could obtain to my frequent entreaties that she would try to rest.

As if what she was yearning for was the warmth of my apologies, protestations, and entreaties.

A kinswoman of ours was reading a copy, but no entreaties of mine could induce her to lend it to me.

CHUNG mistakes TONG for an illegal immigrant at first. With her passionate entreaties, he eventually agrees to put her up temporarily.

So much for diplomacy -- Iran has continued its nuclear-development program, despite entreaties from much of the international community.

In the face of my entreaties , he remained largely mute, other than to say his name was Justin.

Once, this would have been enough to trigger a sharp sell-off, but investors now enthusiastically ignore entreaties.

After many entreaties to the door-keeper, the gop is entered the royal court in Mathura, where Krishna was seated as king.

But Mr Jobs turned a deaf ear to their entreaties and instead insisted that the company focus on producing a smartphone.

Goldman is not troubled by consumer loan losses, or endless government entreaties for it to boost lending.

He had become urgent in his entreaties that the betrothal might take place before his departure.

The theocratic Iranian state has long abjured America's entreaties and seems determined to obtain a bomb at all cost.

Knowing that, how could she write entreaties to him, or show that she cared for him any more?

We were all moved by her entreaties.

China's diplomatic efforts came after days of entreaties from Washington and its allies to exert a moderating influence on North Korea.

He could not hear the entreaties of his friends and loved ones to return from the darkness.

'The artistic value of the first piece grew significantly for me as the entreaties to return it continued, ' he says.

He could not resist entreaties by the conductor Daniel Barenboim to perform the opera together a couple of more times.

He was not to be moved either by advice or entreaties.

Everyone else would anticipate some extraordinary specimen of Indian music and would add their entreaties to hers.

But eventually the stock rating declined, and takeover targets resisted its entreaties.

Her entreaties were vain , and I was appointed to supply the deficiency.

Not legal challenges, not folk singers' entreaties, not even a last-minute infusion of $10 million could save the South Central Farm.

cucumetto seemed to yield to his friends entreaties , and bade him find a shepherd to send to rita s father at frosinone.

Luke also made secret entreaties to Cha Niathal, admiral of the Galactic Alliance fleet who had grown wary of Jacen.

Obviously , he was moved by her entreaties.

Obviously moved by her entreaties, he drove her home in spite of all her faults.

Against Maggie's entreaties, Tom signed his name.

The central bank has turned down other entreaties , notably to buy mortgage-backed securities directly.

The leader was deaf to all entreaties.

He shut his ears to their entreaties.

But his entreaties on global rebalancing fall flat in China.

his entreaties he became poorer and poorer. At last, being very angry, he took his image

By many significant looks and silent entreaties , did she endeavour to prevent such a proof of complaisance, -- but in vain;

But their counsels and entreaties could not alter Hamlet's determination, who cared too little about life to fear the losing of it;

Entreaties: an earnest request or petition; a plea

a Janus-faced mingling of entreaties with curses