Word: appealing
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This initiates a complex series of musical beds, betrayals and farewells, all set in the idyllic countryside along the Rhine where Jules and Catherine live. This menage a trois is what set the Legion of Decency's teeth on edge, but it is easy to see the appeal of the world-weary romanticism that the film depicts. Trufaut's movie has been tremendously influential, and all sorts of directors have taken inspiration from it. There is a lovely scene where the party goes bicycle riding, and which Philip Kaufman later took up in "Henry and June." Anyone who has seen...
...Medicine used to be attractive because youcould be your own boss and make a lot of money,"says Burstein. "But now, a primary appeal of theprofession is its commitment to public service andhelping others...
...more than seven times the rate of whites who kill blacks." Thus, despite the many supposed safeguards, what matters most is still who you are, who you kill and who your lawyer is -- a reality made worse as the Supreme Court repeatedly restricts the convicted killers' rights of appeal...
Senator Bob Packwood lost the battle to keep his diaries secret when Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected his plea to delay transferring the records to the Senate ethics committee pending the outcome of his court appeal...
...Europe against joining NATO, hinted at keeping Russian troops in the Baltics and sternly warned republics not to mistreat ethnic Russians. Observers are left to speculate that the Foreign Minister's new stance may be a signal that the only way Yeltsin's beleaguered Kremlin team can undercut the appeal of the nationalists is by becoming more conservative themselves...