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Of course, a truism can be a half-truth, and attractiveness is only part of what makes football compelling.

There does seem to be compelling evidence to indicate that might be value there.

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Immigration reform is bogged down in controversy , but there's compelling new evidence that the U. S.

The precise yet endlessly suggestive works that result from his unrivalled draughtsmanship are just as compelling as his paintings.

The final test is to ask whether a prediction is compelling enough to become self-fulfilling, by inspiring inventors to implement it.

The magic of this is all explained in a very compelling book by Henriette Klauser called Write It Down, Make It Happen.

The data tells us a compelling story about how much we rely upon cleanliness cues to make a wide range of judgments about others.

All this should have made for a more compelling race than the slog thathas dragged on since the general election in May.

The message is compelling, compressed, and copied at the bottom of every free e-mail message.

In the interview, Crittenden said the bank has no compelling need to raise more capital now.

If checking-in isn't compelling to most people, then why do so many apps still make it a central to their user experience?

Even so, that does not add up to a compelling case for regulation, since it is hard to see how consumers could be made better off.

There is compelling evidence for the existence of oligopeptide signaling in plants, which are very similar to that of animals.

In many ways it was more of the same, but without a central character as oddly compelling and sad as Heath.

As if an unknown force were compelling her, Katherine strode towards the woman, pulled her away from her partner.

Yet in all the years of that I have listened to the story of Jesus at the Temple, I have never heard anyone focus on this compelling scene.

The open source extensions available through MuleForge [7] make it a compelling option for almost every problem.

Consider how harboring vindictive thoughts, even though so compelling at times, is nothing but violence to oneself.

In his compelling new book, Fisher shares the values that have guided him on the court and off.

Attendance at the Screenings is up but what buyers now expect is not just a good pilot but a series whose entire story arc is compelling.

The most compelling example he gave was one he used when working in medical education.

"We certainly can't see a compelling reason to do it, " he said in an interview with the Financial Times.

There is compelling new evidence that a little bit of belly fat can be extremely hazardous to your health if you've had a heart attack.

Compelling ideas, to be sure, but we'd like to see evidence that any of this is possible.

One compelling reason to develop by acquisition is the speed with which it allows the company to enter new product or market area.

There seems to be rather compelling evidence that semen may be a natural antidepressant for women.

It was certainly enough to turn Roosevelt in his tracks, with a compelling logic that was as much political as economic.

Or as if it had been a conflict between two equally compelling duties that required action?

Still, he takes a scalpel to sexual need and obsessive violence, the dark undertows of life, in ways that can be utterly compelling.

The compelling and directing power of his passion for her was the real reason for all this.

Do each of the points that you raise in the body of your paper support your thesis in a clear and compelling way?

When Diallo reached the point of her alleged assault inthe Sofitel, however, her account was vivid and compelling.

Goals should be concise, compelling, and easy to read and understand, and no longer than a sentence.

This cartoon is silly, and yet compelling: a large customer holds a hopelessly small piece of cloth as the tailor carefully measures.

Some of these fears are understandable, but lacking supporting evidence they have never been compelling.

Although, you'll have to admit, all that constitutes a pretty compelling case for including him at or near the bottom of our list.

The image of a stutterer's words banging into each other as they try to get out and into a sentence is a pretty compelling notion.

When you describe a speaker as "compelling" that's probably because you were in a state of flow.

It was a vivid display of how Jobs would go on rebuild the company on a union of compelling design and cutting edge technology.

And he concluded: " In the final analysis, it is questionable whether a compelling and rational argument on this issue is possible . "

Bohemia may be only a figment of Mr. Lauren's fashion imagination, but he made it sweet and compelling.

Love is a sea of desire stretched between shores-only the shores are real, but how much more compelling is the sea.

That Skyes is able to give such a compelling performance may partly be down to the fact that he was once an abandoned pooch himself.

Expert cinematography, compelling acting, and a story that leaves the viewer both sorrowful and angry, are a strong combination.

And he kind of shrugged and said well, 'cause it looks cool And that's not really gonna be a very compelling reason, right?

So, it's hardly surprising that this softly spoken 'Lion Man' has become the subject of one of the most compelling wildlife series ever.

Last season, Noel briefly believed he had impregnated his girlfriend, a story that might have been extremely compelling.

There was a law in the city of Athens which gave to its citizens the power of compelling their daughters to marry whomever they pleased.

Judging from what I read online and hear from my students, the question of the "number" is as compelling as ever.

He made a compelling case for why foreign aid is an essential component of an effective national security strategy.

Whenever an object repelled me, I made it a subject of study, ingeniously compelling myself to extract from it a motive for enjoyment.

Even the most compelling, imaginative writer cannot out produce the substance at the heart of a well researched essay.

But he insists the bank left plenty of room for error and that the deal remains "compelling" .

Winslet's recording has, he said, turned a dark, erotic tale into a compelling experience.

I have no one, I'm bound to destroy all this greed, A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me.

There is something compelling, in a ghoulish sort of way, about the notion that earth's climate may be headed toward a tipping point.

I'd love to hear about other current, compelling projects, and your thoughts on how you see those projects changing in the near future.

"Iraq is a compelling opportunity for us, " said the regional head of a major global bank.

Yet, each is just a harbinger of what's to come this year, as data of all sorts is assembled instantly by compelling applications.

"Our findings provide a compelling explanation for why rheumatoid arthritis is a negative risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, " he said.

But it has a much richer field to till, and could become more compelling and unusual than the writers seem to realize.

The evidence that Jesus was a vegetarian, or at least early Christians who knew him were vegetarians, was compelling.

Matsuo is betting that his model will be as compelling to others around the region as it is to his Japanese clients.

Taking the shape of a spiral, not only does the form make for a compelling aesthetic, but it is able to capture wind from any direction.

This suite could hold the key for Zoho going forward, as it continues to integrate its many products and features into a compelling whole.

And this dataset is one of the most compelling of all: a list of every murder case since 2006.

While Flex can create a compelling user experience, the cost, as well as this plug-in requirement, might be an issue for some companies.

The opportunity to outsource other functions, both routine and higher value business services, has never been more compelling.

Nor did there seem to be any compelling correlation between merit and success.

But he also had some compelling justifications for his insults, even if they were mainly targeted at competitors of his portfolio companies.

An easy-to-use program offers a compelling, intuitive experience for the user.

Not all of these elements Imentioned may be a part of it, but there are enough clues to make a compelling suggestion.

Inquiry is viewed as understanding which will last until the learner has time to ask new questions to "create more compelling theories" .

No one really doubted its truth and yet it lacked the compelling quality of the other axioms.

You also need to tell a compelling story of how this position fits with your career plans, and why the organization appeals to you.

There's a compelling case that the boat has left the dock with regards to global inflation trends.

For that minority which wants the security that hedging offers, the Asian hedge-fund record is still not compelling.

Your EducationUSA advisor can help you to develop a strong and compelling application.

Raisani believes that good drama must ask a compelling question of the viewer: "What would you do in that situation? "

If AIG had shot off its own metaphorical foot to claim a government bail-out, the argument against the bail-out would be compelling.

In a few years, predicts Ms Yang at Shanghai Media Group, they will be able to develop compelling programme formats of their own.

The lower courts ruled that this and other evidence provide compelling reasons for the case to move forward.

If you could walk into a local bookshop and have access to one million titles, that's pretty compelling.

The argument for a stronger renminbi is even more compelling as a result of these changes.

Don't worry if your ideas refuse to be translated into a stream of compelling or even coherent words: press on.

It was quite a compelling experience, but not really, I suppose, a surprise to someone who'd had his room full of the books.

The compelling written evidence from ancient , wise philosophers and past great spiritual masters certainly supports such a view .

That might not be the second act Cisco imagined for itself, but it may just be compelling enough to keep investors in their seats.

Once that was out of the way, Jobs, trim, almost dashing in a blue sweater and jeans, was a compelling advocate and patient explainer.

It's compelling evidence for the long-proposed link between the immune system and certain psychiatric disorders.

It turned out to be a much more compelling story of parents texting in the car, parents texting at dinner, and kids not knowing what to do.

It was an image hailed as compelling evidence for the existence of ghosts.

For those able to attract it, macro-finance is compelling as a matter of economics, politics and national dignity.

Yeah. -. . . but I just found it a very compelling story. You - I didn't know the story. It's a true story.

The author, Jerome Maida, said the 26-year-old's life makes for a particularly compelling story.

Unless there is a very good and compelling reason for you to work alone, we won't agree to it!

The most banal observation counts as an "insight" , while anything that vaguely makes sense is said to have "compelling logic" .

As you approach the attainment of the goals you've pursued, be sure to immediately design for yourself a new, compelling future.

I feel like we've stepped through a time window where our games are so compelling and seem so real.

But the compelling pace of international wealth creation in London has helped override this reserve.

In his own words he seeks to create "environments of an alternate reality, with compelling emotional force. "

As of now, Think Quarterly isn't the most compelling bit of evidence to marshall when making the case that it is.

Even if it's not worth a lot, there's usually a compelling tale about how the object was made or how it was found.

THE plight of Turkey's Kurdish minority has never been of compelling interest to ordinary Chinese people.

I'm no expert, but I believe that anyone can be a persuasive, engaging, compelling person.

However, this happy fact does not translate into a compelling reason to renew the relationship.

This compelling story, he grew up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn.

The moment someone else comes along with a product that is equally compelling, I think they're going to be in trouble.

Second, circumstantial evidence is enough to convict and the jury found that evidence to be compelling.

Yet every one of his arguments is compelling-and it is a testimony to his patience, carefulness, and creativity that most are persuasive.

But environmental protection is never going to be a compelling enough reason for resource-strapped governments.

Campaigners now have compelling documentary evidence of the human rights abuses that they had been alleging for several years.

With these examples in mind, automation is usually a strongly compelling notion to IT and business leaders.

It gives us another compelling reason to step up existing control measures with the greatest sense of urgency.

I can't identify why I found him such a compelling and fascinating figure. Partly it was him.

Compelling evidence certainly indicates that human beings are sometimes able to withstand several hours without oxygen.

Call it "smart panic" -- calculated actions that free you from the chains of inertia without compelling you to go haywire.

Create an attractive and compelling life that someone would be eager to be a part of.

All of a sudden, you could see how this would be a compelling product.

Virgo is often very talented at making information clear and accurate but also compelling.

compelling evidence that market liberalization is compatible with a wide range of economic, social and political preferences.

We have concluded that there are compelling reasons to believe Israel was responsible for the misuse of the British passports.

While Chrome OS has potential, it will need to add some compelling new features if it is going to top Christmas lists next year.

If you found the bug with an odd case, take the time to reproduce it with a more obviously common or compelling case.

"It's when you put those together that the evidence becomes very compelling, " he said.

This explanation is compelling because nuclear genes do not show the same "evidence" that the mitochondrial gene does.

You need a million of these little features combined to add up to a compelling reason to buy an OS.

Compelling story with a main character you'll wish you could be, especially if you're a guy.

For China, there has never been, and may never be again, a television programme asserious, as compelling, as important as Heshang.

pressure; compelling force: His vacation freed him from the stress of his job.

None of those alternatives make for as compelling a division of labor as the SVG technique here, however.

It would be a compelling message for a president keen to make his mark.

The way businesses are conducting themselves is compelling IT departments to respond, and SOA is a great supporting model for that.

Lucid and, up to a point, compelling, but if you reached a conclusion it escaped me.

he is always eloquent, with a fantastic sense of theatre and is, by a mile, the most compelling manager in English football.

There has been discussion on what the reason might be, for his resignation, and health reasons are the most compelling.

When he picked up the novel after first reading the script, Mr. Mendes recalled, he found it compelling.

Content also needs to be well written, clearly communicated, of a good standard and compelling.

Silverlight enables you to create rich UI and animations, and blend vector graphics with HTML to create compelling content experiences.

Blending the careful composition of traditional Japanese culture with his own frenetic energy, Araki's work is compelling and controversial.

"This was a very carefully conducted study, and the placebo control makes the findings quite compelling, " says Matthew J.

For me, it makes it more compelling if I can relate to the story as well.

No, but there's some compelling evidence that there could be a relationship between the two.

In a word, the Trade Association system was the combo of inductivity system transformation and compelling system transformation.

The most compelling rationale for introducing universal vaccination against varicella was the predicted benefits to healthy children.

Nobody has a free hour to hear your sob story. You have to make a compelling case for busy people to clear time for you.

Well, here are five compelling reasons to take a look at your own information intake and perhaps do some trimming and readjusting.

The company thinks search makes its offerings in everything from mobile phones to business software more compelling.

It just jumps out of the unconscious so bright and clear and compelling that it shoves everything else out of sight.

Your best course of action is to be adept at using a variety of approaches to make your ideas more powerful and compelling.

A common pitching mistake is to tell too many details of the story, rather than a brief and compelling overall concept.

Mr. Feigen, the art dealer, said in later hearings that he did not find that argument compelling.

If the economics of such a grand bargain are compelling, the politics are daunting.

I was no animal behaviorist, but I was gaining compelling insight.

Some people think even "MGS4" might not be compelling enough to turn the sales tide.

However, none of the arguments in favour a push higher provides a compelling reason for private investors to pile into the metal.

There was a compelling case against them (which everyone seemed to ignore at the time).

More compelling according to Hammond is the fact that "messaging units" have become a form of currency for low-income people.

On the contrary, the view that increases in incomes of the poor offset equivalent losses for the rich is morally compelling.

I think THEMIS is specially designed to help answer some of those compelling science questions.

I realize it makes less compelling writing to talk so generally, but these stories aren't only mine to tell.

Prayer to the Maid: A Godsworn can pray to gain confidence or to be more compelling.

"There are a lot of other compelling places to look for investments these days, " he said.

Language becomes the compelling force and our minds are shaped and controlled by the word.

I also wanted to learn about it because I recognized in it a compelling way to communicate insights gleaned from my own spiritual tradition.

The ugly are those with a compelling story to tell, but little or no history of profitability.

You can build a [retail training] university and all that stuff, but you also need a compelling offer to stay in the job.

A state could not contravene the freedom of contract unless there were obvious and compelling reasons for exercising the police power.

Families of many victims protested against this inequality, compelling the American government to commit itself to revising the method.

Image-based object recognition is one of computer vision's core challenges, with human faces being perhaps the most compelling scenario.

That's not compelling. Even if it were interesting, it's not what makes a restaurant good or bad.

The experts and policy makers who so desperately want to take action have failed to tell a compelling story about why they're so afraid.

China and the United States are two great nations with a compelling interest in global stability and security.

Set in late nineteenth-century Cuba, the film is sure to entice audiences with its compelling cast, suspenseful plot, and exotic locale.

Without a compelling reason for limiting Davis's freedom of religion, then the Constitution does not allow the state to punish him.

The need for business integration in the on-demand era has never been so compelling.

Each time you see something you find compelling -- a photo, a piece of fabric, a type font, a word -- tack it on to the board.

He weaves their lives and writings into a compelling story of dilemmas, courage, dignity and defiance.

"If you couple that with other indicators, the evidence is very compelling the recession is over, " he said.

Trustbusters should be wary of compelling firms to hand over their business secrets in the name of competition.

To be honest, I think for a lot of households, as long as it's narrow band, it's just not fast enough or compelling enough.

A revised edition would be a compelling addition to a good school library.

The opportunity is there for a new entrant to come up with a compelling slice of on-demand content.

Our own bias would be rather devilish, but if the gospel material was sufficiently compelling, we'd be willing to reconsider.

Don't you think we have enough compelling reasons to lower our standards?

We don't know, but giving people that chance would have made for a more compelling argument.

That's part of what's so compelling to me is that whole switch of that order that seems so sudden in Episode III.

The simple arithmetic looks compelling. Goldsack's roughly 250 acres could yield enough wheat to produce a million miles' of car fuel.

I believe that there is no sector better placed than health to make compelling arguments for fairness and social justice.

The only 'abnormal' characteristic of BIID sufferers is the compelling urge to amputate or paralyze their limbs.

women who hate housework , but cannot persuade their husbands or boyfriends to do it , could be helped by one compelling argument.

So she understands how compelling her husband, Sam, finds his job as a scientist for a biotech firm near their home in Minneapolis.

A compelling demonstration of its existence or absence may be reached from gravity and altimetry data in the proposed Europa orbiter.

Experts say the case offers a particularly stark, compelling example of one of the most difficult ethical dilemmas to confront a lawyer.

Scala is compelling because it feels like a dynamically typed scripting language, due to its succinct syntax and type inference.

As in the sample objectives above, the compelling content might simply be glamor photos of your widgets in use by other people.

All his analyses are based upon adequate reasoning and proofs that are very compelling.

Ever since they promoted me, they have been compelling me to get rid of you.

given the growth outlook for the USA and the historically low interest rates, there is no compelling argument for a price slump.

If you can summarize what you offer into an easily understood and compelling package, they will see how you can be so valuable for them.

The evidence that the rich have done best is certainly compelling. Inequality has risen in both rich and poor countries.

There ought to be a law compelling everyone to keep his conscience under proper control.

And if it's a company full of desperate people, it's probably not a compelling opportunity.

But the nearby underground station would increase the Club's chances of attracting large crowds and made Highbury a compelling option.

It's a site that has not only embraced new technology in a compelling way but changed how we view media and our relationship to it.

Now, Kim Jong-il's failing health is compelling Mr. Kim to begin a crash program to present his son as the next leader.

But one of the most compelling advantages is freeing designers from the constraints of traditional production.

We initially built Aardvark with an IM interface, and gradually started adding compelling interfaces over email, Twitter, and iPhone.

One of the most compelling reasons to use a JavaScript framework is for standardized cross-browser Ajax requests.

One of the most compelling promises of Smart Client applications is the ability to build the occasionally-connected application.

We'll dissect late-night infomercials and Zynga's games to understand what makes them so compelling.

It is a compelling story, no doubt. It is also fundamentally wrong, and the consequences are severe.

Much as they love the iPad, they would gladly smash a few if the thing could be replaced by another, equally compelling, tablet computer.

No matter how compelling the demands of the poor and angry, which faction would ever agree to abandon the cathedrals?

There was a compelling logic to what Laura Bo was saying.

Nearing his last year at MIT, he was on the cusp of a time of confusion, searching for a future that was both satisfying and compelling.

Although streaming a song is not the same as owning it, Spotify has proved a compelling alternative to illegal file-sharing.

Nonetheless, critics emerged from the film very impressed that Leo had turned in a compelling performance as the manic FBI director.

Netflix, the popular DVD rental service, provides a compelling example of these interface elements in action.

Desire is a compelling factor in our life, not to be suppressed or evaded, not to be cajoled and reasoned with, but rather to be understood.

One of the most compelling, and frightening, academic literatures I know is about something called "emotional contagion. "

Far more compelling are the bacteria that have been found thriving deep underground.

Besides, these straitened times have reminded him of the need to address contacts and clients in a more direct and compelling way.

"The evidence for dark matter is now very compelling, " said Evans, of the University of Birmingham, who leads the U.

The systematic review found no compelling evidence that UTI had a confounding influence on detection of proteinuria or albuminuria.

There's no doubt that morale is crucial, but there is another equally compelling argument.

This lamp uses bioluminescent bacteria to light up a room, a component of the weirdly compelling Microbial Home concept.

Mr Osborne's arguments against it were compelling, with or without the threat of a British veto.

On these facts alone, the jury felt the evidence was compelling enough to rule in his client's favor.

This gives the Agile design sessions a compelling goal: To look beyond the scope of a single project.

House Republicans aim to use the debt ceiling vote as another means of compelling drastic cuts in spending.

"What kind of more compelling design exercise is there than to do something that has meaning to someone you care about? " McKenzie said.

The BIRT project strives to bring an Eclipse-based reporting system that integrates with your applications to produce compelling reports.

She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.

But creating compelling HDR images, whether through fake HDR techniques in Photoshop or multiple exposures and tone-mapping, can be tricky.

Try to come up with a principled, compelling counterargument.

We distilled it so that it was short, powerful, compelling: "To help each girl reach her own highest potential. "

Will China offer a more compelling answer to what kind of power it intends to become?

This article discusses some general design tips and techniques that you can use to assemble highly productive and compelling applications.

He has an incredible gift for presenting himself and his dreams in a very compelling way that engages everyone to rally around him.

Against the background of weak growth and high unemployment in many advanced economies, sustained monetary easing is natural and compelling.

I'm as competent as you are with often more compelling excuses for our bosses as to why we missed the completion of project deadlines!

Maybe if their lives were as spontaneous and compelling and authentic as hers they wouldn't have to fight so hard to be noticed.

Blueberry Garden's compelling strangeness is one of innocence and simplicity.

Ability to push buttons: His big mouth is in part a marketing ploy and is one reason he's compelling.

On the surface, the logic for more deals in Asia is compelling.

the idea is intuitively compelling , but it does not explain how mental problems can be cured .

Even the most compelling feature will be worthless if tens of thousands must be spent to adopt the software to your business.

The material's large surface area, flexibility, low density, and high conductivity also make it compelling for energy storage.