They demur, with Ivan's aunt, Efrosinia Staritska, openly urging the others to swear allegiance to her son, Vladimir, instead.

Bettley spoke quietly, clearing the way for Harry without openly urging him on.

The church leadership openly urged fighting against Soviet Government in its appeal entitled "To the Orthodox People".

For months, Mr. Bush has been openly urging the Panamanian Defense Forces, the country's military establishment, to overthrow General Noriega.

He openly urged Frodo to do this, as Frodo pondered his course from Parth Galen.

During the regional peace negotiations, Moscow openly urged the Angolan Government to find a formula for national reconciliation that would achieve an enduring political solution.

But it is openly urging Mengistu Haile Mariam, the revolutionary soldier who runs the country, to reform and negotiate peace.

But his resignation did not prompt others so far, though one Kadima member, a disaffected legislator named Marina Solodkin, openly urged Mr. Olmert to resign.

Yesterday, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, openly urged Moussa Dadis Camara and his regime to step down.

In the Parliament of 1586, he openly urged execution for Mary, Queen of Scots.