And the proposed constitutional convention had been urged upon him unsuccessfully for two years.

He unsuccessfully urged Senators to vote against the war resolution, and began to consider his own presidential run.

Wisconsin Germans unsuccessfully urged his nomination for governor in 1859.

In 1966, after a string of scandals, federal securities regulators unsuccessfully urged Congress to abolish the plans.

He repeatedly and unsuccessfully urged Reagan, whom he had known since the late 1960s, to lead this effort agree to accept such a party's nomination.

In his final address to the legislature, he strongly but unsuccessfully urged adoption of a black suffrage amendment to the state constitution.

The Patriarchate and several foreign governments have unsuccessfully urged the Government to allow it to reopen.

He urged unsuccessfully that the issue be taken to higher levels at NASA.

Car-safety advocates have long and unsuccessfully urged the Government to require height adjusters for combination belts.

Abbas unsuccessfully urges Hamas to accept international calls to renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist.