Word: attracted
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Lugo would not speculate on whether such a buyer's market might cause some groups to dilute their particular beliefs in order to compete. There are signs of that in such surveys as one done by the Willow Creek megachurch outside Chicago, which has been extremely successful in attracting tens of thousands of religious "seekers." An internal survey recently indicated much of its membership was "stalled" in their spiritual growth, Lugo allowed that "it does raise the question of, once you attract these folks, how do you root them within your own particular tradition when people are changing so quickly...
...also championing a massive public works project - the planned Grand Korean Waterway, a controversial 336-mile canal that would link the country's industrial northwest to the southeast city of Busan, south Korea's largest port. The government says the canel will attract tourists, provide cheaper freight transport and stimulate economic development in the interior. Environmental groups and opposition politicians are calling the project a boondoggle, although Lee insists the $16 billion project can be privately funded so that taxpayers won't have to pick up the tab. "Obviously, [the canal] would help the economy," in part because it would...
...Even a recent rebellion, in which several hundred disgruntled former supporters of current President Francois Bozize took up arms and began marching south, failed to attract much attention. And this despite the fact that the rebels routed the handful of government forces they encountered, only to be stopped by French troops with air support. France, the former colonial power, keeps several hundred soldiers in the CAR, and has long played a kingmaking role in Bangui despite over 40 years of independence...
...some fashion to have a talented and diverse student body. Since race remains a factor of diversity, it should be a factor in admission decisions. Harvard’s efforts to reach out to minority communities and extend educational opportunities through financial assistance are laudable and serve to attract the most competitive applicants from demographics that benefit from such a policy...
...Clinton machine - the one that was supposed to mow down the opposition on its way to the inevitable restoration of the family bloodline - come apart so? Bill's shivving Barack in South Carolina looked bad, but wasn't it a clever play to the cheap seats that would attract more votes than it would lose? Hillary's tears in New Hampshire rusted the iron lady a little, but wasn't that just a brilliantly tactical softening of her image at the precise moment it was called for? Maybe. But maybe she just got tired and cried. And maybe Bill just...