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.