But ultimately, the legislative arena proved far less appealing to him than did remaining United States Attorney.

Pastas still proved appealing, many clearly fresh or homemade, although lacking the interesting variety the kitchen once offered.

By the early 1990's the delivery of reference material electronically was proving infinitely more practical and appealing.

But many of the new homes are proving more appealing.

Generous appetizers proved so appealing that composing a meal of a couple would be a fine idea.

With little of substance to differentiate the candidates, the outcome is expected to turn on whose style and image proves more appealing.

One is that the new vernacular music proved far more appealing to vast numbers of listeners.

This proved considerably more appealing than the lackluster bread and foil-wrapped butter that had preceded it.

The house salad also proved fresh and appealing, with crisp greens and a choice of vivacious dressings.

From the outset, the previously all-conquering Disney formula has proved less appealing in Europe than the company expected.

But Mr. Rutskoi and General Achilov, who are both veterans of the war in Afghanistan, could prove appealing to some disenchanted officers.

An oddity for a seafood house, grilled portobello mushrooms proved nonetheless appealing under a skim of melted cheese.

The appendix, by the way, should prove appealing to young readers who like a lot of information - and may strike a sympathetic chord in some of Bang's long-suffering fellow authors.

However, Palm Beach proved appealing both as a locale for the novel and for Mr. Leonard, who with his wife, Joan, bought a second home last year in North Palm Beach.

Whoever deserves credit for the idea, it proved appealing to virtually everyone involved in the film.

Webb's 1971 follow up album, And So: On, proved equally appealing to critics.

This might also prove appealing for the Kremlin leaders who have been calling for reforming the European security landscape to give Russia a larger voice on security issues in Europe.

That prospect proved appealing to Paul Rademacher, 31, who came to Google in September from DreamWorks, where he worked on the software behind movies like "Shrek 2" and "Madagascar."

And a third is interactive television, or a device for supplying customers whatever entertainment they want whenever they want it, which, surprisingly, has so far failed to prove appealing to customers in several trial runs.