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Much like Umunna, he has made an argument that Labour is not appealing enough to the centre ground, saying the party needs to appeal to "John Lewis couples" and those who aspire to shop in Waitrose.
He is appealing against the verdict.
"The fact that Indonesia for a long time refused to even acknowledge that there was a double standard in their insistence that Australia was infringing their sovereignty by appealing for clemency, while at the same time appealing for clemency for its own citizens facing the death penalty in other countries, that has been really quite damaging from Australia's point of view," he said.
The flight's crew included four air stewards and the captain, Patrick Sonderheimer, whose attempts to enter the cockpit by hammering on the door and appealing to Lubitz to "open the damned door" were heard on the cockpit voice recorder.
Now campaigners are appealing to countries across Europe, north America and the Caribbean to offer him a chance to continue his training if the Home Office attempts to put him on a plane back to Africa.
Matthaus's searching centre from the right found him in space in the penalty area with only Goycochea barring the way, but the sweeper's first touch was poor and enabled the goalkeeper to avert the danger with his legs, over which Augenthaler then threw himself, vainly appealing for a penalty.
Either I'm completely unable to tell if a book is appealing to children or not, or my son has got a really unpleasant taste in fiction.
The highlight: There's something infinitely appealing about Parker's music, which manages the trick of transplanting the spirit of 69 to 2015 without seeming simply retro.
Now locals, whose livelihoods depend on the plants, are appealing for funds to save the lavender that has been produced in the region since the Middle Ages.
The legal process is ongoing: CAT are appealing against the judge's decision, and the organisation's work continues.
Or, of course, he could have used the one sanction that parents from time immemorial have employed to make activities less appealing to their children: he could have joined the game himself.
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The word "appealling" is a misspelling of "appealing". The correct term functions primarily as an adjective , describing something that is attractive or interesting. Ludwig identifies the correct form as "appealing" in various contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
