But he was said to be resisting the generals' pleas to take the job.

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The election to Chief Pleas will take place on 12 December.

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In a statement, he called it "'particularly regrettable" that Pakistan did not heed pleas to take a humanitarian view of the prisoner's case and allow him to return after he had served 20 years in prison.

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Annan ignored pleas to take preventative action.

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Heads bob in agreement before a flurry of passionate pleas imploring her to take on the current athletic apparel giant Lululemon.

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Lawyers acting for the Barclay brothers claimed recent changes allowing the Seigneur to remove the Seneschal (the island's judge) and take on the role of President of Chief Pleas during a vacancy went against principles of democracy.

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It hoped it had got rid of a large chunk of problems when it spun off Delphi in 1999 and was less responsive to its main supplier's pleas for help than was Ford (which agreed to take over some less attractive plants from Visteon).

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Lord McNally told Chief Pleas the report and the appointment of a temporary civil servant had given the option to take forward an agenda for reform.

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