Word: tempts
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Classic spirits are represented at the bar show, as is beer. But in the race to tempt the palates of a generation brought up on mocha frappes--and maybe even, in some cases, grab the sweet-toothed fake-ID crowd--what chance does, say, a fine vodka like the venerable Russian Magadanskaya have against Ciclon, the tequila-and-lime-spiked rum, or Coco coconut-flavored rum, both getting big play at the Bacardi booth? ("There's not another 70-proof coconut rum out there," says Steven Messer, a Bacardi assistant marketing manager.) Or against Atomic X's cloying, vaguely tropical...
...position on the Iraq war will be determined exclusively by its primary "national interest," which is its relationship with the U.S. Washington may also be hoping that Chile's interest in pursuing trade agreements with the U.S. will sway its decision, and that similar aid-and-trade incentives could tempt Angola, Guinea and Cameroon to back the U.S. position...
...European nations also heavily restrict or ban outright the promotions and discount prices that are standard practice in America, usually in the name of protecting consumers or competitors. Eight of the 15 E.U. members outlaw "loss leaders" - the sale of products below their cost price - a tactic designed to tempt consumers into the store. And discounts on individual products or fully-fledged store sales are subject to rigid rules. In the Netherlands, for example, retailers can offer two products for the price of one as a special promotion, but Belgium only permits three for the price of two. In France...
...five for us, our intent was to really try to get the inside game from them,” Sullivan said. “So you had to find some way to bring them inside the line either with our closeouts and our footwork, but also you kind of tempt them with the inside play. There were times when we were really playing the post players a little bit softer...
...question with Die Another Day is not whether it will be a hit but how big? Predict Bond's demise at your own risk. How many of his critics has he outlived already? In Dr. No, the fisherman Quarrel warns, "It don't do for a man to tempt Providence too often." Always a gambler, 007 seems to have taken those words as a dare. And 40 years later, it's safe to say we have a response: It don't do for a man to bet against Bond. --With reporting by Theunis Bates/London and Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles