1.   Novartis AG, in an attempt to appease opponents of agricultural bioengineering, said it endorses the labeling of genetically enhanced crops and the products made from them.

2.   Proposed buildings are often scaled down, and other changes are made to appease opponents and forge a consensus.

3.   The route in Westchester has been changed twice to appease opponents, but to no avail.

4.   Palestinians are barred at the request of the Palestinian Authority, which apparently wanted to appease Islamic opponents.

5.   About a third of the state-owned Bangchak oil refinery is to be sold soon, after the government appeased opponents by agreeing to give Thai investors priority.

6.   It was unclear whether the reorganization would appease opponents.

7.   Lara said Chavez, his close ally, at one point offered to fire Vice President Diosdado Cabello and resign to appease his opponents.