Word: attract
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...transponder," in effect a miniature radio station that sends out the flight number and altitude. These data appear, neatly boxed, on the greenish radar screen of the controller. As the plane moves through the air, the tiny box proceeds by tiny hops across the screen. A pilot can attract the attention of a controller by making his flight data brighten, as though a tiny supernova had flared on the radar...
Major hit musicals rarely attract cult followings. Everybody enjoys them. But in the semi-hit ranks, certain shows acquire ardent admirers who tend to feel that their pet musical has certain special qualities that the general audience does not fully appreciate It may be the tuneful charm or sophistication of the score or the sentiments expressed in the book, but such a play becomes a kind of collector's item for theatrical cognoscenti...
Carter said she expects about the same number of people to apply for the jobs this year as last year, but she admitted the lottery may attract more students because those interested will not have to face an early-morning wait...
Radcliffe students will do all of the writing and editing. Women at the meeting discussed whether they should make a deliberate effort to attract a male audience...
...major focus of the Fellows subcommittee is to select fellows for the Institute who will attract a large number of people, especially those only "marginally interested in politics...