1.   Book publishers are counting on the portable computer as a more appealing way to read than the screen of a desktop monitor.

2.   But Woods, like his characters, has an appealing way of making things nice and clear.

3.   Delos came up with an intuitively appealing way of visualizing the behavior of these odd atoms.

4.   In a very different vein, Carolina Herrera provided pretty ladylike clothes and an appealing way to dress for women who can afford it.

5.   The holidays are the peak selling season for lottery tickets, so state lotteries look for ways to package their ticket in the most appealing way, said Schaefer.

6.   Then we followed the directions for assembling the stuff in an appealing way.

7.   The Santa Clara-based company uses computers to design a more cosmetically appealing way to straighten crooked teeth.