Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...where a terrorist wires a bus with a bomb that becomes armed when the vehicle reaches 50 m.p.h.; if the bus subsequently slows down below that speed, the bomb will detonate. Talk about simple. But the film's sheer cut-to-the-chase straightfowardness is part of its appeal...
...Gore appeared relaxed when he criticized the media for spending too much time covering issues with "sex appeal"--the House banking scandal or the Congressional pay raise--while almost ignoring issues such as the environment...
Despite the festive fund-raisers, however the donors' generosity did not often depend on the appeal of the politicians platforms. What drew the money from these contributors was the Kennedy name...
That ambition is what has led the candidate to run for governor--at the politically tender age of 38--on a centrist platform designed to appeal to the same voters who elected Republican Gov. William F. Weld...
With such safari fantasies within reach, few owners -- or manufacturers -- have given much thought to the low gas mileage that could limit the appeal of these cars during the next energy crunch. Jeep Grand Cherokees equipped with V-8 engines get only 14 m.p.g. in city driving, for example, compared with 20 m.p.g. for the comparably priced Chrysler Concorde sedan. But carmakers profess few worries. "In America gasoline prices are so cheap they're virtually irrelevant," says a Mercedes official. "And in Europe the high cost of gasoline doesn't play a role with those who can afford these vehicles...