Word: lures
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...signs are bright that Cambridge public school officials will resist the lure of all the new numbers they have to play with. One schools committee member apparently fell into the trap of looking at the scores as a indication of primarily students, not schools; "With a few exceptions," she said, "they're horrendous...
...hockey future beyond the Olympics. The New Jersey Devils drafted Scott in the 11th round and then traded his rights to the Hartford Whalers. He says he wants to play professional hockey but only after he finishes college, adding that the Whalers understand they won't be able to lure him out of Bright Center until graduation...
...does not matter what your name is, and we do not look at your passport." A come-on from a discreet Swiss bank offering numbered accounts? Not exactly. This pledge of secrecy is part of a new advertising campaign in Europe to lure foreign money to a bank in Hungary...
Warner is confident, however, that its formidable promotional skills can help generate new excitement about the Pirates. But it may not be easy to lure young fans from...
...Painted Lady is more than entertaining; its verve and humor disguise a serious work. Sagan's cruise has a musical motif; the deluxe passengers have each paid $15,000 to listen to a virtuoso pianist and a celebrated diva perform aboard a ship pointedly christened Narcissus. The lure is also gastronomical: "The port of call determined the musical work, and the musical work determined the menu. These delicate musical relationships, hesitant at first, had bit by bit been transformed into invariable ritual, even if it occasionally happened that the sudden decay of a tournedos necessitated the replacement of Rossini...