The move may appall traditionalists, and making space for coffee and Kindles does ultimately mean less for bookshelves.

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Likewise HTC's new 8X and 8S phones have an equally vibrant color scheme that will either appeal or appall.

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"A lot of students do things that would absolutely appall their parents, " one girl said, including drinking and smoking.

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He is charming and unpretentious, though he has a penchant for moony gyrations and emotive expressions that tend to appall his critics.

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Seismologists across the globe expressed appall at a verdict that didn't account for the fact that earthquakes cannot be predicted with any level of accuracy.

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