Word: attracted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sweetest images may be the most vulnerable, perhaps because their seeming availability makes the frustrated fan's disappointment more intense. Thus an actress like Joan Collins who portrays bitchy characters may inspire hate mail, but those who are seen as the girl next door, like Schaeffer and Saldana, will attract fans who are potentially more dangerous. Those who kill "may feel that they are going to be united in heaven, or that the person is being taken over by devils and that they're going to save them from a worse punishment," explains Janet Warren, a professor of behavioral medicine...
Sales, she said, just about double during long periods of heat, and cool ice cream stores tend to attract hot patrons...
...chief tangible benefit of missions that put people in space, however, is the publicity they attract. The sense of danger and excitement they create--however unnecessary--makes people feel good about them-selves and their country...
...text for aspiring filmmakers, is published simultaneously with the movie's release. Although he doesn't particularly enjoy acting, Lee says, he stars in his pictures because he knows it will draw moviegoers. Even his appearance in ads for Barneys and the Gap clothing stores has helped attract a mainstream following, though Lee rejects the notion. "Black people spend money at Barneys and the Gap just like everyone else," he snaps...
Spence believes that for Harvard to remain tops in an increasingly competitive market for scholars, it must attract high-quality junior professors. And to attract high-quality junior professors, the University must give them a better chance at receiving lifetime posts here...