Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...into other Latin American countries, was able as the representative of some 4,000,000 workers to make his strength felt. An open split was averted by the arrival of C.I.O.'s Rolland Thomas, who, having had "a wash and a Scotch" at his hotel, made a fervent appeal for compromise. The compromise: ex-enemy delegates, if they present satisfactory union references, could be seated; otherwise they could only observe. ¶Britain's Citrine demanded that congress decisions be merely advisory, not binding on the constituent organizations, since Russia's vast voting strength (27,000,000 workers...
Having made this gesture of appeal, the London Poles next day made the last despairing gesture which might help their countrymen-President Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz officially ordered the Home Army disbanded...
Encouraged by the resounding success of the Army's appeal for needed inventions (TiME, Sept. 6, 1943), the Navy last week authorized the National Inventors Council to publish a list of 25 naval needs. Some of them: ¶A shockproof, non-parachute aerial delivery container, cheap enough to be thrown away after one drop. A light to mark beaches, which will work on light weight rechargeable batteries, be visible from 5,000 yards at sea. ¶ A method of welding light-gauge aluminum, "of particular importance since aluminum lifeboats and rafts are currently of riveted construction due to lack...
Check should appeal to the public even more than to the experts. It is less exacting, more exciting than bridge, and better fun because of its big percentage of luck. Combining features of two popular games, Check offers appealing innovations to fans of both. In less sacred precincts than the Cavendish Club it may challenge in earnest bridge's social supremacy...
Zachary Taylor was a professional soldier, trained in Indian fighting, who commanded his troops "in a straw hat, checked gingham coat and a pair of blue trousers without braid ... a plain American leading a lot of other plain Americans." An able but limited general, his appeal was that of a rustic hero, a fighting frontiersman...