11.   The high court ruling is a setback for patent holders, who generally presume that juries might be more sympathetic than judges when unraveling alleged patent infringement claims.

12.   The request could be too late, since the old Democratic-controlled Congress was far more sympathetic than the new Republican-led legislature.

13.   Arab countries have long considered the Europeans more sympathetic than the United States and have urged them to take a bigger role in the Mideast peace process.

14.   Arab countries have long considered the Europeans more sympathetic than the United States and have urged them to take a bigger role in the process.

15.   He might be old school and the North Carolina tie-in to Jordan might make him more sympathetic than some.