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Word: appealling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...realism of the Nintendo game also contributes to its wide appeal, separating it from the rest of its competition...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Of Super Marios and Zeldas | 12/2/1989 | See Source »

...concluded with an appeal to Czechoslovaks to work peacefully while remaining on alert to strike if necessary. He said students and actors still on strike probably would end their sit-ins in a day or so, but that Civic Forum would support them if they continued...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Czech Government to Include Opposition | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

According to Rosenthal, university presses willplay a greatly expanded role in the publishingmarketplace of the next decade with "books ofacademic distinction which appeal to a wideaudience of avid readers...

Author: By Steven N. Kalkanis, | Title: Harvard Press Director to Retire in May | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

Still, the technique may be worth the trouble for those who oppose abortion but not IVF. The procedure may also appeal to mothers traumatized by past abortions. With current genetic tests, a pregnant woman waits nine weeks after conception before genetic analysis. With prefertilization testing, however, the parents could theoretically know from the start that their child has healthy genes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: An Early-Warning System | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

...gastronomical theory can explain the enduring appeal of the Thanksgiving dinner. The traditional menu is largely a 19th-century re-creation of Pilgrim and Indian fare, and none of these groups normally claim membership in the world's great culinary traditions. But miraculously the meal remains a monument to pre-microwave American cooking. Not even McDonald's has had the audacity to create McTurkey, nor does Domino's deliver cranberry pizza. So too are the food faddists outflanked, as sun-dried tomatoes, imported chevre and oat-bran anything give way to overstuffed lassitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Why We've Failed to Ruin Thanksgiving | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

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