impassioned plea
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimpassionedandplea
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impassioned
adjective
uk/ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/us/ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/
Impassioned speech or writing is full of strongly felt and strongly ...
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plea
noun[C]
uk/pliː/us/pliː/
formal
an urgent and ...
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(Definition ofimpassionedandpleafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Animpassionedpleahas been put for commemorative stamps, which we have already.
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Animpassionedpleawas also made to them to curb their dividends.
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He made animpassionedpleafrom his political perspective about the importance of local pharmacies.
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He made a veryimpassionedplea, as he always does, very sincerely and very impressively.
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He made animpassionedpleafor its expertise.
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My first suggestion is a prettyimpassionedplea.
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He made animpassionedpleafor road investment.
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I was particularly glad to hear from that quarter animpassionedpleathat we should face realities.
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I make animpassionedpleaon behalf of children because more than ever they need the benefit of a little more coming into the home.
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I found myself in court making animpassionedpleato the magistrates.
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We all enjoyed it, with hisimpassionedpleafor the market place.
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Animpassionedpleawas put to us by learned counsel who represented those three men.
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He made animpassionedplea, which struck a chord.
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He has put forward an able andimpassionedpleafor the heavily tithed areas.
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He started off hisimpassionedpleaby asking what could be done with £90.
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I make animpassionedpleathat we should stop blaggarding legal aid lawyers.
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On that occasion, he made animpassionedpleafor the establishment of a county borough.
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Regarding excise duties on alcoholic drinks, some colleagues make animpassionedpleafor the zero rate on wine, because this would concern a purely agricultural product.
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In a press release, he made animpassionedpleafor the city's business community to step forward and save the team.
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It is very easy for wealthy countries to deal with controversial topics by simply making well-intentioned, impassioned pleas and commissioning further studies.
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