1.   American officials have also pleaded, along with Arafat, that Israel stop settlement expansion.

2.   Anticipating a tangled commute, city officials pleaded with people not to drive their cars into Manhattan on Monday.

3.   Anticipating a prolonged shutdown of national parks, Arizona officials are pleading for more donations to keep part of Grand Canyon National Park open to tourists beyond next Wednesday.

4.   As NBC officials pleaded with game officials to delay the game, a fan ran onto the field, delaying the action for several minutes.

5.   At a press conference, officials pleaded for help from the public, normally a sign that investigators have little to work with.

6.   At one point, a Lollapalooza official pleaded with the main stage crowd to trek over and see what was going on.

7.   A consular official pleaded with holdouts to join the caravan.

8.   According to Zvi Katzover, head of the Kiryat Arba local council, high-ranking army officials pleaded with the town to provide a burial site.

9.   CDC officials pleaded with people not to overreact.

10.   Clinton administration officials pleaded with Congress on Thursday to restore welfare benefits for legal immigrants who have not become citizens.