Word: luring
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Certain regions of the U.S. have always seemed to lure venturesome people more than others. At the beginning of the 20th century, many automotive pioneers came to Detroit. There they found a deep-waterport and a good railroad system that gave easy access to supplies of coal and iron and a convenient way to ship their new cars back to local markets. They also found a prosperous wagon-making industry with a pool of skilled craftsmen, as well as a bustling atmosphere that encouraged innovation and manufacturing...
...lure back any faltering readers who do not want to hear about how Detroit is really and truly a "Renaissance City" (and not just another car slum), or about how much better one team is than another, or even how amazing it is that the Forty-Niners have a barefoot kicker, I would like to say that my Super Bowl topic concerns my blond and beautiful California roommate. Want to read a little bit further? I thought you would...
Unlike the very successful videotape recorders that are produced by companies like Sony and Panasonic, SelectaVisions cannot copy programs being broadcast, but only play prerecorded discs. Even so, RCA has bet that at $500 a unit, the price would lure buyers away from videotape recorders that can sell for twice as much...
...thrifts have not been helped much either by the new All Savers Certificates created by Congress last summer. The new savings instruments, which the industry had lobbied to have included in the Reagan Administration's tax-cut package, were supposed to lure money to the S and Ls by allowing couples to earn up to $2,000 in tax-free interest...
...Cambridgeport--where city planners have had enormous trouble trying to lure private investment--a compromise zoning package may be in the works. The Planning Board is expected to recommend tonight that portions of two competing proposals--one from MIT, the other from local residents--be adopted by the city council, Vickery said...