Word: lures
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...jokingly commended the tactics used by cigarette companies to lure more people to smoke...
...military's high-tech tools, they suit the militants' low cunning. One common tactic is to hide bombs in loose rubble, then stack human feces on top; soldiers are less likely to investigate too closely. Other tactics are more complex. In some neighborhoods militants use snipers to lure soldiers toward IEDs. The bombs are hidden in places where the troops would tend to take cover when under fire - behind a hedge or a pile of bricks. Senior Iraqi police officials report that militants hide bombs in human cadavers, dumping them on the street and detonating them when a military...
...school to become an entrepreneurial competitor for students. It would change the American public school system from one that emphasizes rote learning to a system that encourages and tests for creative and critical thinking. It would establish new incentives-lots more money and more control over teaching methods-to lure the nation's top college graduates into teaching, with bonuses for those willing to teach in the poorest neighborhoods. It would encourage a longer school day and longer school year and would fund universal preschool, and it would do all this, allegedly, for $67 billion less than we're spending...
...Experts are unaware of any similar formal local recruiting effort elsewhere in the country. But over the years, from New Hampshire and Maine to Iowa, Mississippi and Wisconsin, many tactics have been employed to lure a new generation of Catholics to the priesthood - Internet campaigns, TV commercials, high school marketing and nominating petitions in dioceses. In this new campaign, the archdiocese will rely on a more intimate approach, appointing a new vocation director, at least 12 full- and part-time priests, and using pastors at regular masses to spread the word from the pulpit during homilies and announcements...
...only comes from leaving home." While thousands of Fujianese are seeking every means to leave their homeland, more foreign investors are eagerly pouring their resources into this Middle Kingdom. People are seizing the chance to leave and put their lives at risk to send big bucks back home. The lure is great, but it would be better to think twice than live with regrets. Chern Nee Chua, Singapore...