• Wasteful programmes are included to appease congressmen looking to boost employment in their districts.

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  • And Smith knows the best way to appease disgruntled fans is to produce positive results.

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  • The internet giant has been accused of aiding online piracy by media companies, which it needs to appease as it seeks to boost its own online music and video offerings.

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  • On Saturday, it emerged the government would not introduce a tax break for married couples in next month's Budget after speculation the measure would be brought in to appease Tory backbenchers opposed to gay marriage.

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  • The old management team forged a compromise to appease the unions, according to Hiltz.

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  • The problem is that the US's moves to appease its enemies empower them to keep fighting.

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  • Aware of the criticism this would generate, Vasella tried to appease the outraged by offering to donate the payout to unspecified philanthropic activities.

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  • Indeed, any company taking the blowtorch to its privacy policy should strongly consider making the new creation opt-in, not just to appease its users, but to comply with the law.

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  • Whoever wins the election will have to answer a critical question: whether to appease the cartels and try to negotiate with them or continue the all-out assault that Calderon launched.

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  • Likewise, Netanyahu's willingness to outwardly support both Obama's effort to appease Iran and his efforts to pass anti-Iran sanctions in the Security Council gained Obama a year and a half of quiet from Jerusalem.

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  • Mr Kennedy's flagging attempts to appease both sides contributed as much to his removal as his weakness for the bottle.

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  • It is hamstrung by the need to appease protectionist trade unions in order to boost Vice-President Al Gore's presidential hopes next year.

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  • Mr Berlusconi's party, Forza Italia, has three coalition partners to appease, its own campaign promises to keep, and no money to do either.

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  • While the Commerce Department's reasoning may be shaky, the impetus behind this move is crystal clear: The Bush Administration hopes to appease congressional protectionists, thereby helping to win approval for free-trade agreements (FTAs) with Colombia, Peru, Panama and South Korea.

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  • Putin needs all the cash he can get his hands on to appease Moscow elites and the Russian street to keep his Presidency in play.

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  • If you're looking to appease a mountainous appetite, head back to the hotel's Mountain Burrito Company, where you'll get a 20% discount on Mexican food with a backwoods twist (bison burritos, anyone?).

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  • The only thing missing on the browser to appease this frequent flier is the ability to save pages for offline reading, so I'll likely depend solely on movies and podcasts en route to Barcelona.

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  • But, to appease the left, New Labour seems to have got itself into the ludicrous position of devising a balloting process that is tortuous enough to prevent the outcome for which many on the left thought it had been devised.

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  • The monks wear ritual clothing and use hand gestures and various musical instruments while praying for the spiritual and moral well-being of the people, for purification and peace of mind, to appease the wrath of evil spirits or to invoke the blessing of various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, deities and rinpoches.

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  • Romualdez had found his calling, but to appease his increasingly alarmed father, he agreed to spend two years in Chase Manhattan's training program.

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  • White House aides said they may include non-binding "sense of the Senate" language in the budget to appease some Democrats, which would signal intent to use any further spending for education.

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  • However, he may still have to appease some fans after saying that his failure to land his top five transfer targets before the season - including United's very own Robin van Persie, Chelsea's Eden Hazard, Javi Martinez (Bayern Munich), Lazio's Daniele De Rossi and Daniel Agger of Liverpool - had cost his team its chance of glory this year.

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  • But the decision to "pause" the bill and then to re-write it to appease its critics, owed a fair bit to in house critics in both coalition parties in the Commons, to a stream of detailed comment and criticism from Stephen Dorrell's Health Select Committee, and still more to the promise of ambush with overwhelming force in the House of Lords.

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  • Nevertheless, to appease its voters, the party wants the talks to continue, however unprofitable their likely outcome.

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  • Rather than try to appease them, they work with the vast majority to strengthen the country and its people.

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  • However, to appease investors, the company must figure out ways to maximize its enterprise dominance while also looking for growth opportunities outside of its core competency.

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  • To appease disgruntled passengers, JetBlue is giving full refunds to those whose flights were canceled and has been helping rebook passengers to new flights, the airline said.

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  • In Thailand, devotees are burning black joss sticks and presenting eight black offerings, including black-feathered chickens and coffee, to appease the dark angel in the run-up to the eclipse.

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  • At that time, many companies saw such efforts as something to do just to appease regulators, but improved technology has created an opportunity to deliver education in more appealing and relatable.

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  • When the priesthood was first opened to women, in 1992, the General Synod of the Church of England tried to appease opponents by paying off distressed priests and allowing parishes to reject female appointments.

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