But the prosecutors urged the judges not to allow the uncertainty to continue.

The prosecutors urged the judge to consider several factors in imposing a sentence.

Prosecutors have urged the judge not to be swayed by those arguments.

But the prosecutor urged the jurors to reject that claim.

Prosecutors called the argument "absurd" and urged the judge to let the verdict stand.

Yet the prosecutor did not urge those adverse health consequences as a basis for imposing the sentence it felt was reasonable.

To bolster the integrity of interrogations, legal scholars and even some prosecutors have urged that they be recorded.

At the prosecutors' urging, the judge denied bail.

Under federal guidelines, prosecutors could urge a judge to reduce his prison term in exchange for his statements, criminal lawyers said.

He also asked Mr. Lange whether prosecutors had urged him to be more assertive.