He said the publisher originally wanted all of the book tour travel to be by plane, but Palin lobbied for a bus tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin aide downplays use of private jet] Reference

Just more of the same narrow minded, shortsighted and "lobbied" approach to NOT solving our nation's problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [McConnell tells GOP: Vote no on Wall Street bill] Reference

That was actually a scene that I kind of lobbied for with Brenda.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - MovieWeb.com] Reference

Eagles to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl appearance in the last eight years, said he "lobbied" for the.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXSports.com News] Reference

On the Sunday show, Winfrey tells how she "lobbied" for her interview, as if she were part of the rank-and-file media pack.    From Wordnik.com.  [AOL News] Reference

Ironically, Ferrell never lobbied to play George W.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comedian In Chief] Reference

She lobbied for a statewide ban on handheld phones.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Car, A Call And A Terrible Crash] Reference

She was heavily lobbied by Milosevic's inner circle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nato's Game Of Chicken] Reference

He lobbied for state law H.B. 973 as an aide to then-Gov.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bluegrass Gasoline Blues] Reference

Yes, they were interested, but lobbied for the glossier Times Magazine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Selling Of Star Wars] Reference

Then Audrey successfully lobbied for a similar national tree fund for kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just Do It!] Reference

Nearly 30 years ago, Bruce Lunsford lobbied for automatic gas tax increases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bluegrass Gasoline Blues] Reference

Indeed, Ovitz associates lobbied hard to keep him atop those published lists.    From Wordnik.com.  [Power Failure] Reference

He said he'd "never once" lobbied the mayor of Ft. Worth on a family project.    From Wordnik.com.  [PEROT'S LAST CASTING CALL] Reference

"Nearly 30 years ago, Bruce Lunsford lobbied for automatic gas tax increases.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bluegrass Gasoline Blues] Reference

They lobbied influential columnists and editorial writers to stir support for a pardon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy Of A Pardon: Why Weinberger Walked] Reference

Residents also lobbied San Mateo County to conduct a more thorough environmental review.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rebel Vintner] Reference

Throughout her political and legal career Mrs. Clinton has lobbied for children's rights.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Fighter] Reference

She personally opposes the death penalty, yet lobbied for the Clinton crime bill that expanded it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reno's Darkest Hours] Reference

When a new album by the 26-time Grammy award winner came out in November, his staff lobbied to no avail.    From Wordnik.com.  [White Nights] Reference

Road-sign manufacturers lobbied for new signs to better direct panicked citizens out of besieged cities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milking 9-11 For Dollars] Reference

They confirmed the names of two donors -- Rich and Dozoretz -- who had lobbied hard for the Rich pardon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oh, Brothers!] Reference

Prolifers, who lobbied hard for a gag on both doctors and nurses, say they will accept the compromise regs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ungagged] Reference

One need not overlook the essential similarities just because pro-choice groups lobbied for the federal law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ashcroft Analyzed: ?No Simple Formula?] Reference

Far from forgetting Pollard, supporters in Israel and the United States have lobbied intensely for his release.    From Wordnik.com.  ['A Soldier On A Small Hill'] Reference

But, lobbied heavily by the industry, it shied away from security measures that would cause delay or great expense.    From Wordnik.com.  ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference

She lobbied hard to keep several bases from being closed, and is still pushing to get reservists better health care.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary's Military Offensive] Reference

Forget the potential backlash among prospective jurors who may look back and feel they've been lobbied a bit too much.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three For The Defense] Reference

When Huang was at Commerce, Kanchanalak lobbied him to set up a White House ceremony celebrating her creation of a U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [On The Trail Of A 'China Connection'] Reference

And he quickly helped bring in clients, some of whom had lobbied for legislation before the Senate Judiciary Committee.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Go-Between] Reference

He's had a seat at the World Economic Forum and has lobbied presidents, popes and corporate magnates on global affairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beautiful Daze] Reference

Saidullayev, too, says he was intensely lobbied by another top Kremlin official, Vladislav Surkov, to drop out of the race.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death In Chechnya] Reference

Louisiana politicians have lobbied for more money to shore up and heighten the walls and to restore the entire Delta coastline.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lost City] Reference

So, in 1993, he successfully lobbied to put his e-mail address on the strip, and almost instantly, he got the feedback he needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strip Mining The Corporate Life] Reference

Indeed, in 2008, Weingarten successfully lobbied the New York State Legislature to ban such teacher evaluations in granting tenure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schoolyard Brawl] Reference

Though he lobbied effectively for GATT, Dole's opposition would have killed it -- and his strong support was crucial to getting it through.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dole's Virtual Presidency] Reference