But for the most part our appeals have fallen on deaf ears.
Any such appeal would have fallen flat on her ears and destroyed its own hopes.
The appeals have fallen on deaf ears, and the situation appears unlikely to change.
But the Archbishop's appeals fell on some deaf ears here.
Yet that appeal and subsequent warnings fell on deaf ears.
The appeal to men 18 to 34 also fell in half during that period.
His appeal fell on deaf ears, as all of them had already signed treaties with the British.
Sadly, his appeal for significant and meaningful change has fallen on deaf ears.
But the 80th annual appeal is falling steadily behind last year's pace.
Such appeals fell completely flat with groups that tend not to fill out the forms.