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Word: attractions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...need, however, to leapfrog the sterile arms-control debate and broaden the dialogue and the agenda to include other factors. We have to explore the possibilities of some initiatives in other areas that might attract their interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Practical and Realistic Advise | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

...motivation for trying to do something about Arkansas' schools is the hope that the state will be able to attract new industry by producing graduates with necessary skills. Declared Clinton in September: "Do you believe that God meant for us to drag up the rear of the nation's economy forever?" Although the state has some excellent schools, others fare poorly on national achievement tests. A primary reason is lack of funding: for years Arkansas has remained at or near the bottom of the 50 states on expenditures for each of its 432,000 students. Last year Arkansas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: No More Dragging Up the Rear | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

...drives a cab with gold grillework and gives inspirational speeches from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. "You've got animal magnetism!" shouts the wife of the fleet's owner (Max Gail), a hippie Viet vet who enforces discipline with his old Nam flamethrower. "You attract animals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Santa's Mixed Bag of Celluloid | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

Both France and Italy have been feeling competition from Spain, which in the past several years has been producing excellent vintages in quantity, particularly red wines and brisk, clean sparkling wines that sell for a fraction of the price of French champagne. One of the first to attract American attention was Codorniu; the 1981 Brut Classico sells for $4.99. An outstanding example is Paul Cheneau Blanc de Blancs Brut, from Barcelona, which now costs only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: And Now Good Wine Aplenty | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

Administration voiced concerns about the kind of crowd the concert may attract, as well as its impact on the Allston community and possible damage to the $50,000 stadium turf...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Dead Visit Okayed in Referendum | 12/15/1983 | See Source »

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