Word: baits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They have a lot of bait," said Suleiman, "Harvard hasn't been able to match what Duke...
Civilians can buy similar products from electronics companies. GPS receivers steer boaters around dangerous reefs, track schools of bait for fishermen and help pilots avoid midair collisions. The price of a receiver -- $1,500 to $3,800 -- is steep for Scout troops but falling rapidly...
...step in the right direction might be centralizing regional taxation authority in a democratic body with decidedly disproportional representation, with center dwellers counting more. It would force the suburbanites to fish or cut bait. They will either head all the way to the sticks or return to the Big City, if only to get their fraction of a vote back. (Step 1: A Miracle Happens...
...especially high premium on education and skills when they relocate. They're looking for workers who won't require much extra training, on which U.S. companies spend billions each year. Economic development officials from Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky have found that big corporate fish rise quickly to the bait of their strong university research assets and skilled workers. "The No. 1 issue is education," explains Ady. "Jobs are changing so fast that companies need completely adaptable, flexible work forces. Ten years ago, two-thirds of our clients would locate in the lowest-cost town. Now that's rare...
...firm offers seminars and courses that typically cost $10,000. But Sterling's true aim is to hook customers for Scientology. "The church has a rotten product, so they package it as something else," says Peter Georgiades, a Pittsburgh attorney who represents Sterling victims. "It's a kind of bait and switch." Sterling's founder, dentist Gregory Hughes, is now under investigation by California's Board of Dental Examiners for incompetence. Nine lawsuits are pending against him for malpractice (seven others have been settled), mostly for orthodontic work on children...