1.   He issued a passionate plea to Labour and the Conservatives to spell out what they would do in a hung Parliament.

2.   We were moved by his passionate plea for forgiveness.

3.   At the same time, the growing threat of Arab expansion in the western Mediterranean evoked passionate pleas for help from the beleaguered popes.

4.   As a baseball beat writer, I wrote passionate pleas for common sense and goodwill to prevail.

5.   Akron City Councilman David Flores made a passionate plea for more money to rebuild and expand crowded and dilapidated schools.

6.   Despite passionate pleas from Massachusetts lawmakers to end the impeachment proceedings, the House is gearing up for the historic vote Saturday.

7.   He made a passionate plea for Catholics in the audience to oppose capital punishment, saying it was a contradiction to oppose abortion and support the death penalty.

8.   His passionate plea worked.

9.   The most passionate plea from Turkish government officials to neighboring countries has been for more digging equipment and more dogs to help locate victims.

10.   The most passionate plea from Turkish government officials to neighboring countries has been for more digging equipment and more dogs to help locate bodies.