Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they simply and unapologetically hate it. The idea of same-sex sex gives them the creeps. They want homosexuals out of the barracks and boardrooms -- really, out of American life. In Hollywood, though, homophobia may be the mot juste. There is fear that a film with gays might not appeal to every possible moviegoer...
...goals to fit the electorate's less anxious mood. He all but boasted that nearly every detail of his controversial health-care reform proposal was negotiable, including its all-important implementation timetable. And he reached deep into enemy territory, stealing Republican rhetoric on crime, defense cuts and values to appeal to independent voters who have been slowest to find their "comfort level" with Clinton. The centrist language -- "We can't renew our country until we realize that governments don't raise children; parents do" -- had Perot voters and "weak" Clinton supporters assembled in Dayton Tuesday night by the White House...
...senior Administration official said that Clinton's "discipline" problem could be overcome if he continues his deep strikes into Republican turf. The official believes the push to the middle, if sustained, will nudge the center of the Republican Party to the right, thereby lessening its appeal. "Just as Ronald Reagan created a coalition by moving into Democratic territory," the official said, "Clinton is moving into Republican territory on crime and values...
...federal court ruled that Senator Bob Packwood must hand over all personal diaries requested by a Senate committee investigating sexual harassment charges against him. He plans to appeal...
...conceptual contradiction between the gracefulness of the act of figure skating and the cynical cunning of the attack which is the key to the story's appeal. A recent report on a network newscast featured aspiring skaters holding forth on how often skates are stolen or deliberately damaged. We are hardly surprised at similar cheating in other arenas, but somehow it is more difficult to reconcile this with a sport best associated with the spritely enthusiasm of Scott Hamilton. Success in figure skating, as in any other sport, promises substantial financial rewards. And people, graceful or otherwise, often will stoop...