Word: lure
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...worry a bit about the effects of the preliminary Klitgaard report, they want to hold off final judgement until the final report is released. But even if the next version is wanted down, it may not overshadow any negative results of the preliminary draft. On the other hand, the lure of the Harvard name may reign supreme--provided the admissions office continues to disassociate itself from Klitgaard's opinions. "Students that plan to apply to Harvard," the Stuyvesant High School counselor insists, "will apply anyway...
...intense bidding war of recruiting, Pike managed to lure four experienced high school players to Cambridge. Golden Bears Brian Johnson (Santa Barbara), goalie Brian Graham (Los Angeles), and Winthrop Pescasolidos (Exeter), along with Milwaukeean John David lead the Yardling contingent...
...many savers the lure of 50% interest rates was almost irresistible. In ust a few days, an estimated 10,000 customers signed up for the A.S.C.s at Dime Savings Bank of New York, which was offering interest rates of up to 18% plus an up-front cash bonus of $100 or more. Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association in Washington, D.C., received the $1 million it had decided to accept under the new plan in 1½% days...
During August, General Motors is trying to lure buyers into the showrooms with new-car loans at the bargain-basement rate of 13.8%. That would cut the total cost of an average $7,600, 45-month car loan by about $550 and reduce monthly payments by $12. The prevailing bank rate for an auto loan is now about 16%. The bank's figure traditionally has averaged a percentage point or so below that of the auto company...
Like the lovelorn belter of the 1940s ballad Don't Get Around Much Anymore, more and more Americans are becoming chronic stay-at-homes. The high price of a night on the town is a contributing factor, but the lure of an evening in the house is more apt to center on what their owners call media rooms or entertainment centers...