Word: ploy
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...News & World Report "rankings" were a clever ploy to build up Yale's confidence, only to have it be shattered on the athletic field. This makes a whole lot of sense. All three losses happened when Yale just didn't have enough guts to pull out the win--with their women's soccer team giving up the deciding goal with 11 seconds left, to their men's soccer and field hockey teams being utterly impotent in overtime...
...telecommunications revolution is sweeping America. They leave a woman a message; she does not call back. They send her roses; there is no thank-you call. They flirtatiously hand a woman a business card and say, "Give me a ring--we'll have lunch." The ploy used to work, but now the phone sits silent...
...supposed to move into our rooms in one food-provided day? Is this all a ploy to make us appreciate dining hall food...
...pledge earned him the White House. Clinton's 1992 offering of a middle-class tax break all but assured his victory. Dole's promise of a 15% tax cut is unachievable. Its only purpose is to garner votes. For the sake of American politics, let's hope that this ploy doesn't work. RAJU GOYAL Phoenix, Arizona Via E-mail...
Gifford, however, said the high concentration of Starbucks in the area is due to a marketing ploy that ignores the needs of the community...