urgings

I don’t know if it was meant to be urgings from the Force but Luke played the “game” like a true master.

Gon Wars | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

By degrees, though, the cloud that had been over his understanding seemed to float away, and as they were nearing the harbour he began to recall the urgings he had received to leap from Carn Du, which now stood up black and forbidding on his left; the swim out to the lugger and round; and then -- "Well, how do you feel now, lad?" said the master.

A Terrible Coward George Manville Fenn 1870

In 2005, after urgings from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and other groups, US Lacrosse required that girls and women wear eye protection.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

While I think that Clinton is still newsworthy, I do agree that the private element to these "urgings" is a little troubling.

Hillary Holding Private Conference Call With Top Fundraisers On Thursday* 2009

One of Mr. De Falco's more colorful Italian-language urgings—which translates, roughly, as "Get back on board, damn it!"

Italy Probes Captain's Call With Boss Stacy Meichtry 2012

As of 5 a.m. this morning Cairo time, we had some preliminary data on the Egyptian government's response to Secretary Clinton's urgings.

Robert Naiman: Hillary Could Do More to Stay Pharaoh's Hand Robert Naiman 2011

As of 5 a.m. this morning Cairo time, we had some preliminary data on the Egyptian government's response to Secretary Clinton's urgings.

Robert Naiman: Hillary Could Do More to Stay Pharaoh's Hand Robert Naiman 2011

As of 5 a.m. this morning Cairo time, we had some preliminary data on the Egyptian government's response to Secretary Clinton's urgings.

Robert Naiman: Hillary Could Do More to Stay Pharaoh's Hand Robert Naiman 2011

Borckman felt the abysmal urgings of the beast, as a beast, to prove himself master of this four-legged beast.

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This brought livelier urgings and encouragements from Skipper, and made him almost frantic.

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