1.   For example, desperate politicians tend to fall back on it to appease working class voters in the United States and the United Kingdom.

2.   The shootdown by Cuba offered the president an excuse to sound tough and appease voters in Florida and New Jersey, the officials said.

3.   There are new spending commitments as the government seeks to appease angry voters ahead of the June presidential election.

4.   They said they feared that the cost of prescription drug benefits would soar, and they said Congress should not rush to pass legislation just to appease voters.

5.   His chief of staff suggested that changes would be forthcoming as Yeltsin, who is expected to run for re-election next June, tries to appease angry voters.

6.   In an attempt to appease Arab voters, Peres said last week that he would consider appointing an Arab minister to his Cabinet if elected.

7.   Illinois legislators voted overwhelmingly last week to suspend the sales tax for six months to appease voters angry over the rapid rise in pump prices.

8.   It will take more than that to appease voters weary of their squabbling lawmakers.

9.   Taiwan is a hybrid of traditional Chinese apology culture and a democratic society where politicians caught in scandal have to appease angry voters.