11.   Bush made a similar appeal.

12.   Having put together similar appeals on behalf of death row inmates, she marshaled the legal arguments and furiously began collecting testimonials.

13.   He is expected to hear a similar appeal when he meets Thursday at his Texas ranch with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.

14.   He made a similar appeal in an Oval Office meeting with Clinton on Thursday.

15.   He persuaded the financier to join the group, even though Rainwater had rejected a similar appeal from Bush.

16.   He made a similar appeal on Monday to a group of mostly black clergymen in Michigan.

17.   His conversation has a similar appeal.

18.   If the ruling holds, Amirault can try a similar appeal, said his lawyer, Daniel Williams of Manhattan.

19.   In Geneva, Switzerland, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, issued a similar appeal Friday.

20.   Influential Turks made similar appeals.