1.   A homeless mother of six made a tearful plea for a home for her family.

2.   Once again he listened calmly to her tearful pleas, and once again Scott refused to walk out on the station and join Annabel.

3.   In a tearful televised plea to the court, Thaksin did not rebut the charges but begged for a chance to continue serving his country.

4.   President Nozawa made a tearful plea for them at the press conference.

5.   Families of Taiwanese container-ship officers accused of murdering Romanian stowaways made tearful pleas against extradition after a court appearance Wednesday.

6.   For nine days, Mrs. Smith made tearful pleas for the carjacker to return her children.

7.   For nine days, Mrs. Smith made tearful pleas for the carjacker to return the boys.

8.   Over the next three days, her mother and aunts made tearful public pleas for her return.

9.   Romario even called a press conference and made a tearful plea to be considered for a spot on the team.

10.   Tearful pleas by her parents Robert and Sally for Amanda to come home dominated newspaper headlines for days.