Word: snagging
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...Virginia Governor approaches African-American activists for help, many have said, "Jesse told us to hold off." Wilder has managed to lure a few seasoned Jackson advisers into his camp, along with some low-level organizers and contributors. But he is still too much of a long shot to snag them all. And other Democratic candidates are prowling the same ground...
Bully for them, but Harvard should get a piece of the action. Twenty percent. Hell, make it 30. If The Dersh wants to represent murderous European socialites, the school that made him a star should at least be able to snag a new gym for his efforts...
...withered peacock, strutting grandiosely when it was not perversely kicking up dust, the firmness with which Mitterrand steered his nation after the gulf war's outbreak gave their old ally a taller stature. France is still a tough customer on many issues -- agricultural subsidies, for example, the big snag in the current troubled round of world-trade talks. Stubbornness is the Gallic style: a demonstrated readiness to scuttle agreements is Paris' way of showing that it means business...
...time when every place from Dallas to Park City, Utah, is primed to put a salesman on a plane to snag business, many companies try to search quietly for new homes. When Salomon Brothers decided to move its processing division, the firm conducted secret scouting missions in 72 cities before making a peep. Sure enough, when word got out in January that the company had narrowed its choices to Tampa and Columbus, Salomon was besieged with promoters. Tampa offered Super Bowl tickets; Columbus brandished seats for the Final Four. Says Salomon managing director Marc Sternfeld: "I heard from every personality...
While Cornell, currently ranked 14th, could snag a tournament bid with victories in its remaining games, only Princeton and Brown seems assured of being on the 12-team guest list...