Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...outweighed by the potential benefits to the Harvard community. In the area of admissions, for example, Yale has traditionally lured many arts-oriented undergraduates away from Harvard on the reputation of Brustein and the Rep. alone. With expanded opportunities for undergraduate training, Harvard may be able to attract more talented and committed students interested in theater...
...country's economic troubles have worsened as the Vietnamese drive to develop lags, and the preliminary goals of its five-year plan are not being met. In an attempt to attract foreign investment, Vietnam now permits full foreign ownership of certain kinds of firms, the first socialist nation to do so. It has also begun discussing with U.S companies the exploitation of its offshore oil. The Vietnamese need for normal diplomatic ties with the U.S. became acute when four tropical storms hit in one week, flooding the Mekong Delta rice fields. The floods destroyed as much as 80 per cent...
...women tuned in to the unions, business political-action committees or the old-boy network, which help men candidates raise sizable chunks of money. It becomes a catch-22 situation: women find it hard to attract heavy contributions because they seem less likely to win than male opponents, and women are less likely to win because they cannot raise big money. Audrey Sheppard of the Washington consulting firm of Rothstein/Buckley reports: "Where women were able to raise the money and run adequate campaigns, they were very competitive...
...science departments also need resources to attract good students, and Harvard wants to continue to enable them to do so, Keenan added...
Keenan said that while some science departments have high levels of outside support enabling them to grant more aid, they also face heavy competition with other schools and private industry for the most qualified students, and they need the financial resources to attract them...