Word: attract
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even in defeat, Reagan has affected the President's strategy, moving Ford to the right on many issues. The President has tried to make his Soviet policy sound tougher by purging the word detente. In Florida he sought to attract votes from Cuban Americans by denouncing Fidel Castro as an "international outlaw." This ploy failed; Cuban Americans voted heavily for Reagan because they correctly saw him as more anti-Castro than Ford...
...vice presidential nominee-perhaps Reagan himself, although Ford would seem to gain nothing from him as a running mate. In fact, the President's men hope to force Reagan to abandon the race and thus allow Ford to move toward the center. That would help him attract the independent votes he will need to win in November. The effort was made more urgent by a Harris Poll taken before the Florida primary and released last week. It showed that by wide margins, voters believe Democrats are better able to deal with 21 key issues embracing the economy, defense...
...Five and a half years after enactment, Regulation Q, which limits the amount of interest that can be paid on small savings deposits, would be abolished. Banks and thrifts thereafter could pay any rate they thought desirable to attract deposits...
...panel members' "impression of a pervading boredom and lack of excitement." Similarly, the minutes indicate that "several members" saw a need to find a new dean who can "stimulate the sense of purpose and mission which the committee found lacking in both faculty and students, as well as to attract a higher caliber of faculty...
...Defenders could still pull a strong 30 share. Now winner takes all with three networks in contention. The difference in price between an advertising minute on a top-rated show and its rivals is up to $100,000, and the other shows simply cannot attract big enough audiences. With the networks fighting over every hour, the instinct is to play safe. Programming has become one spin-off after another, either from a previous success or formats copied from British...