Word: plead
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...that from now on, he was going to "cite and have quotation marks around anything I take out of secondary works." Indeed, when you merely change a few words here and there, a suspicious person might conclude that you are trying not to get caught. If Ambrose wanted to plead accident, he should have taken the passage word for word. How shall I put it? The fault lies not within our stars, but in ourselves that we screw...
...Despite decades of ostensible “reform” and ballooning budgets, urban schools, even more than other public schools, remain awash in moral and academic failure. They are perpetuating segregation, intolerance, inequality and religious discrimination, while poor parents plead for the opportunity to send their children elsewhere. Can we really tell them to “just wait” for another round of reforms, hoping the bureaucrats do it right this time? It is easy to say “wait” when one’s parents can afford private school and when the government...
...Task Force was formed in 1990. Consisting of students, faculty and administrators, the group reviewed Harvard’s policies on sexual misconduct. Over the following two years, their recommendations brought about new guidelines for the Ad Board’s handling of rape cases, including allowing victims to plead their cases in person before the Ad Board...
...will be secured best by winning the support and sympathy of Muslims throughout the world. As we use our might and our wealth to bring stability and prosperity to the people of Afghanistan, our leaders must call upon the governments of Islamic states to publicize our humanitarian efforts and plead America’s case to their own citizens. We have recognized that our cause is against the terrorists, and not against innocent people—but the Muslim world must recognize this as well...
Hawkins went to the headmaster to plead for his friends, and revealed the details of the hazings that had been committed in the past...