1.   Walesa had then appealed unsuccessfully to the outgoing Premier and his defeated presidential rival, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, to stay on.

2.   In August, Armenia had unsuccessfully appealed to Russia for military support, invoking the Commonwealth of Independent States security treaty.

3.   Another federal appeals court upheld that ruling, and Raytech unsuccessfully appealed to the Supreme Court.

4.   A New Orleans-based appeals court upheld that ruling and Vander Zee appealed unsuccessfully to the Supreme Court.

5.   After Branch unsuccessfully appealed the settlement to a New York-based appeals court, he asked the high court to intervene and overturn the settlement.

6.   Earlier this year, they appealed unsuccessfully to Gov. George W. Bush to grant Robison clemency.

7.   Federal prosecutors unsuccessfully appealed the case.

8.   In fact, Pryor unsuccessfully appealed his sentence as excessive.

9.   It appealed unsuccessfully against the suspension to the Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, and finance ministry.

10.   Last month, Alitalia unsuccessfully appealed to the government to intervene in the dispute, which centers on whether a wage increase promised by Schisano is still valid.