Word: attracting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time. Some even find that impending motherhood is the wake-up call that spurs them to straighten out their lives. But not Moody, who treated her pregnancies as little more than temporary inconveniences. Even with a swollen belly that turned her streetwise walk into a waddle, Moody could attract customers. "Some men are into pregnant women," she notes dispassionately. Her second baby, Cartez, was born on July 2 nine years ago, and Vanessa was back on the street on the 4th, while her distraught mother and sister Debbie took care of the newborn. "I was still bleeding...
...Although] we have a good handle on the baby-boom generation...if we develop pieces on a different culture through movies, music, books and politics, we can attract a younger audience as well...
Many clubs have Punch Books in which club members comment on the performance of punches at such events. In these books I've seen comments such as, "This guy pulls mad trim, must admit," translating to, "This punch will attract a lot of women, accept him." Other comments detail how "cool" a punch is, who his girlfriend is and other superficial descriptions related to his prowess in attracting women...
Many show directors have made efforts to attract tech help, only to be frustrated by a lack of staff. These efforts include multiple entries since September on the weekly Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) e-mail newsletter, including one by James, that have gone unanswered...
BRASILIA, Brazil: Now the IMF is throwing money at investors. Desperate to attract traders after months of dithering that stalled its planned $30 billion bailout of Brazil, the fund Friday announced it had upped the ante to a whopping $41 billion. FORTUNE writer Nelson Schwartz says the extra cash should do the trick -- not just by filling Brazil's coffers, but by warming investors' hearts...