Word: lures
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...valiant and convincing service on the acting front, Reid Shelton gives Warbucks an unparched humanity. Without Alpo to lure him on, Sandy proves an artful trouper even if he doesn't say "Arf." Since Annie is the sort of wholesome family fare audiences are always supposed to be arfing for, Broadway's latest tryst with nostalgia will doubtless turn the till at the Alvin Theater into a reasonable facsimile of the U.S. Mint. T.E.K...
...recent years the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) classic has rapidly grown in size despite the constant tightening of qualifying requirements. Now in order to qualify, a male under 40 must run a marathon in under three hourse; all others must complete the distance in under 3:30. But the lure of this famous race is such that 3016 people from all over the world have met those standards, including a record 141 women...
...great ones don't always go out so great. Everyone thought Bill Russell timed his retirement from coaching and playing perfectly in 1969, with a World Championship in his pocket, but the lure of sport itself (along with some big money) coerced him back into the basketball scene. He now bides his time unglamorously as coach of the mediocre Seattle Supersonics...
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...cartel split into opposing camps. In order to hold down prices, the Saudis, who are OPEC'S largest producer (8.5 million bbl. per day) and the possessor of the world's largest proven reserves (151.8 billion bbl.), threatened to increase production in order to lure customers away from their higher-priced rivals. So far, there are these signs that the Saudi strategy is working...