But in time he became influential as both photographer and conservationist, successfully urging that federal protection be extended to more of the region he loved.

And he has revolutionized zoo keeping, successfully urging American zoos to share animals for breeding.

These lobby groups, advocating for the boycott of large-scale logging corporations, successfully urged the public to join in and support the cause as activists themselves.

However, before the bill became law, scientific and educational groups successfully urged its conference committee to strike the Santorum Amendment from the final version.

He successfully urged the creation of a civilian complaint review board and was one of its three original members.

What the President has said would be acceptable, however, is the kind of measure he successfully urged the Legislature to pass here in Little Rock.

It was a master stroke by Democrats, who successfully urged quick action lest the unruly Republicans stop the vote.

Daniel Webster successfully urged Shaw to accept, though it meant giving up a practice of $15,000 to $20,000 a year for a salary of $3,500.

Washington also successfully urged Eastern Europeans to adopt a sympathetic position on the war in Iraq.

Once he came back from the site, Mr. Tacon successfully urged the premier to restrict public access to the cave.