He left the club after one season, despite the chairman's open pleas for him to stay.

Despite her plea, he stood there, compassion written on his face.

Despite pleas for help and national press attention, mining officials say little Government aid has come.

She insisted on going downtown with friends, despite her mother's pleas.

Despite pleas to do so, they refused to include any women's contests.

Despite love poems and pleas from her husband, she declined to return to him.

The baby is quickly taken away by a priest, despite the mother's desperate pleas.

Despite his plea, he was sentenced to die in the electric chair.

But despite pleas to the public, the gifts continued to arrive.

So far, despite countless pleas from people with a point to prove, nobody has.