Word: siphoning
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...these controversies, Peterson said, teachers' unions have opposed the creation of pilot programs that siphon qualified students from public to private schools...
Taxi drivers said US Shuttle would siphon away large-fare trips and leave them with only small routes between neighborhoods...
...East St. Louis is standing pat, betting all its chips on the Casino Queen and praying that new Missouri casinos will not siphon off its customers. In the gambling business, losing is as much a part of the game as winning...
...Green party's nomination in Tuesday's California primary, could hurt President Clinton's reelection bid. A Los Angeles Times poll last week showed Nader drawing five percentage points from Clinton in California, a state vital to his campaign. On the other hand, a Buchanan run in November could siphon votes from GOP nominee Bob Dole. Buchanan has said he might run if Dole does not embrace some of his conservative stances...
...there is some solace in growing their own endive. For those anxious about the fate of the family, the garden at least offers the illusion of control, of nurturing something that won't run wild the minute it reaches adolescence. Those nostalgic for a simple, agrarian past can siphon the sense of virtue attached to the idea of a family farm, like Marie Antoinette tending her miniature dairy at the Petit Trianon. Grow a bushel of peas, and you have rooted your family in the American heartland...