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In March, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa chided Johannesburg officials for what he called “not a pleasing environment” and told them to address a slew of issues ahead of the meeting.

He added: "I always remembered that I didn't get into cooking for Michelin. I got into it for the love of food and the love of pleasing people."

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He recently donned his rocker leather jacket for a surreal rally-concert aimed at pleasing his hardcore base.

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To get it off with a good performance and a win is very pleasing for them.

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Occasionally the movie does offer up a pleasing little nugget about the creative process, as when Springsteen changes a lyric from the third person to the first: There is glory in such little adjustments.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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