Elliott personally urged the minority leader to select Kipke as his replacement.

Mr. Hale has told investigators that Governor Clinton personally urged him to give the McDougals loans that prosecutors said were fraudulently obtained and improperly used.

I personally urge anyone who has an account with any of the banks that are involved in the MERS Scam to shift away.

Konoe personally urged that Japan declare war on Russia, but died before the start of the Russo-Japanese War in late 1904.

US President George Bush had also personally urged the delegations to the Middle East peace talks to continue their negotiations despite the Israeli action.

At times, his statements defined the Securitate as a body working "for the country's progress", and he personally urged former subordinates to assassinate "traitors who defected to the enemy."

Nick Carter, his colleague Nan Rice, and many other conservationists personally urged Colin Eglin to act while international environmental organizations pressured the government for an official inquiry.

Prime Minister Tony Blair personally urged for a calm mediation between both sides.

Ewan McGregor was subsequently offered the part, but declined after Christian Bale personally urged him to do so.

He personally urged bankers in New York not to adopt a siege mentality and to continue lending to creditworthy securities firms, even though the amounts were far larger than normal.