1.   And here is welcome proof that Hollywood can still make movies to please audiences of any age or persuasion.

2.   Ashcroft is making more headway by attacking the president directly, which only has to please partisan audiences rather than a Senate he cannot influence.

3.   Even so, its story of a cynical city boy who learns the joys of life in the country with his amazing collie is sure to please family audiences.

4.   Even more than those earlier movies, however, this one is out to please its audience with happy incidents and lovable characters.

5.   For those willing to go along for the ride, though, the Book-It style has certainly pleased audiences in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York.

6.   From these elements, director Madden fashions a wicked comedy that is as romantic, bawdy and funny as anything Shakespeare wrote to please the audiences of his day.

7.   He was clearly aching to please his audience.

8.   How do you please an audience that wants both the new, spacey and improvised music, as well as the skiffle of the early hits?

9.   I suspect his amateurishness is what pleases audiences.

10.   Like any good showman Stephen A. Wynn, chairman of Mirage Resorts, wants to please his audience.