Word: attracted
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...kingfisher?" His notepad, it turned out, held not only my order for kurrukan roti and chicken curry, but also page upon page of bird species. There's a resident naturalist, too, who monitors the growing numbers of birds, fish and animals. "We're hoping to attract fishing cats," he confided eagerly, "and more black bitterns and rusty-spotted cats...
...majority of expatriate Poles expect to go home within two years--if they can. True, Poland's economy is growing at a healthy 5.9% clip, but its unemployment rate, at 15%, is the worst in the E.U. A stolid business culture does little to attract the brightest and best to the jobs that are available. Experts such as Ryszard Petru, chief economist at Bank BPH, and Witold Orlowski, ex--economic adviser to former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, say the government should cut hiring costs, taxes and social spending. "Whether we will be the second Ireland or the Third World depends...
Scott B. Silverman, a freshman, said that he was excited to attend the lecture and that "anything controversial will attract students...
...Pizza Hut’s “Book It” has over 900,000 participating classrooms nationwide, with approximately 20 schools in Cambridge, according to the program’s Web site. While the program has existed for 22 years, it has begun to attract the attention of child health experts and parents concerned about the rise in childhood obesity and corporate sponsorship. But a Pizza Hut spokesman defended the program. “We are very proud of the program and since the recent criticism was launched we have received hundreds of e-mails from educators, parents...
...Smahi, a member of the National Front's political bureau, believes it has a program that can attract minority voters: "What initially appealed to me was hearing the National Front message that if I accepted the responsibilities of citizenship, I'd have the right of national preference in return," notes Smahi, 46. "That means we halt immigration until we can provide for people already here, and reserve the wealth and jobs of the nation first for citizens. That message means a lot in projects where unemployment is nearly 50%, and many French residents can't get work...