Word: endearing
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...wasn't the first time that Ho had overturned conventional wisdom. During the past 15 years, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to ask questions that seem obvious only in retrospect and to probe key issues others have overlooked. It's a trait that does not endear him to some of his rivals. A few have accused Ho of being a publicity seeker who is giving AIDS patients false hope. Upon examination, however, most of the accusations appear to spring from professional jealousy. "David is the type of individual whom I feel particularly good about when he achieves success," says...
While such a policy would do little to endear us to our trading partners, these nations already use such practices against American companies. For example, heavy European subsidies of Airbus have allowed that company to gain a hefty market share in an imperfectly competitive industry once totally dominated by American firms. A U.S. retaliation in the form of subsidies for Boeing would counteract such gains and even drive the nations that subsidize Airbus to the bargaining table, where an agreement eliminating subsidies could be worked out. This would benefit both sides in comparison to a policy where both sides subsidize...
...decision to forgive his betrayers and give up his powers. In the midst of the fantastic world created by Daniels, Freeman's Prospero gives the play a familiar and human center. Both his controlled performance and the dazzling monologues in which he faces the audience in wonder endear Prospero's character to the audience...
...wants the viewer to like these girls even as she pokes fun at them. The toughest intellectual challenge for Cher and her friends may be deciphering the Thomas Guide map of Los Angeles streets, but they have an ease and a good nature that ultimately, if at times strenuously, endear...
...should subsidize his greed," said Byatt, "simply because he has a divorce to pay for and has just had all his teeth redone." The dental work in question was done in the U.S. at a cost of $30,000, an expense that did little to endear Amis to a nation where a stiff upper lip is often an involuntary reaction to periodontal pain and government-issue dentists...