Word: woo
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...stubborn silence on the issue is considered a major breakthrough. The North downplayed its presence, however, suggesting it agreed to attend out of "deep regret" for a recent incursion of a North Korean submarine into South Korean waters. Nonetheless, t he U.S. and South Korea continued efforts to woo the North: The Clinton Administration announced it would not conduct military operations with the South, while the U.S. and South Korean delegations made it clear that North Korea's participation in peace talks would be rewarded by more economic cooperation, an offer sure to resonate in a nation torn by economic...
...snowed in by a recent storm. Throughout the spreading strike, union workers at subways, phone companies and cargo docks have been directed to stay on the job for fear of raising the people's ire; hospital workers also have remained to staff emergency and operating rooms. Home Minister Kim Woo-suk warned that if the unions prolong the protests, the "government has no option but to take firm action." For now, though, the Seoul government will let public opinion determine the strikes' course. It is a war that unions seem to think they...
Vice-presidential hopeful Ethan G. Russell '98, has done little to no campaigning thus far but exudes little worry even as the campaigning season draws to a close. As his main campaign strategy, Russell is planning a study break compete with drinks--"beverages," as he calls them--to woo prospective supporters...
...relevance to young audiences, but there are less weighty ways to attract them. Almost every house has a group or club aimed at the under-30 crowd. When Robert B. Driver took over as general director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia five years ago, he began to woo young professionals. Presto!--a brand new event called the Puccini-tini, a martini-tasting bash. A Junior Guild, for people under 35, offers a package of dinners and discounts plus a chance to try out as a spear carrier in Aida. It may sound corny, but it works...
Fitzsimmons, who resigned last year as president of University Microfilms International in Ann Arbor, had the connections and capital to mount a credible campaign against incumbent Lynn Rivers. Yet like her, he advertises his blue-collar origins--he is a butcher's son--to woo the district's autoworkers. Fitzsimmons paints himself as a hard-nosed businessman who will get results, but he will have to fight hard for the influential working class...