Word: appealling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...phone system had cost it $388 million in profits. GTE countersued, saying the losses were due to mismanagement and that HSN's press release complaining about GTE's phone service amounted to libel. HSN, arguing that the suit and countersuit should have been tried separately, plans to appeal. Says general counsel Nando DiFilippo: "We are confident that HSN will prevail...
Cliffs Notes objected to a takeoff on its trademarked cover design. "The defense 'parody' does not magically dispel what would otherwise be an infringement," said its attorney. A federal judge agreed. Doubleday plans an appeal...
...scene mirrors the sitcom segment that earned Castillo his few minutes of fame, and adds poignancy to what came before and after those golden moments on national TV. Castillo's flamboyant plumage and mating behaviors seem dated and may not appeal to readers who now find machismo to be a dirty word. Hijuelos deflects this prejudice with sensitivity and a charged style that elevates stereotype into character. His hero may have urgent appetites and simple tastes, but he gives as much pleasure as he receives. In addition, his story strikes resonant chords when told against the rich cultural fusion...
Kaifu is little known except for his oratorical talent and his pleasant personality. Those were exactly the qualifications that appealed to such influential L.D.P. members as Takeshita and former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe. They see Kaifu as young and attractive enough to appeal to the public but docile enough to heed his elders. Anyone more outspoken could threaten the delicate balance among the party's four major factions, which operate like separate clubs and compete for Cabinet posts...
...voice broke with emotion when he ended the appeal with this message for his Lebanese wife, Elham Ghandour, a secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut...