1.   In an overt appeal to the rebels and their sympathizers, Robledo promised to provide the improved schools and health care they have demanded.

2.   Now, policy details frequently eclipse poetic flourishes, and overt appeals for votes take center stage as the moment of decision nears.

3.   Since Mississippi is a state where a third of voters are black, Buckley seemed to be suggesting that Moore was making an overt appeal for black votes.

4.   Without overt appeal to metaphor, the design projects a vision of taut, athletic bodies merging with or emerging from the sea.