Word: woos
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...possibly permitting one of the pair of cosmonauts to transfer into the spacecraft of the other. Even if this extra twist does not come off, the duo flight once again proves that Russia is at least two years ahead of the U.S. in space, and moreover, knows how to woo the world's females. Stated purpose of the Valery-Valentina feat: to study the impact of space "on the organism of a man and a woman...
...foreign aid and trade concessions might really woo Tito away from Communism. A lot of Americans were skeptical, but Kennan persisted. Then, at the famed "neutralist" conference in Belgrade in September 1961, Tito pulled out the rug with a vicious anti-Western speech...
...Louis' thriving McDonnell Aircraft, has bought an estimated 200,000 Douglas shares and wants to take over. Though Douglas directors rebuffed his bid last month, they know that he could still launch a proxy fight, and they may want a bright new project with which to woo shareholders...
...places, builders try to attract customers by offering free one or more come-ons that they used to charge extra for: wall-to-wall carpeting, fully equipped kitchens, swimming pools and. in San Francisco, even sauna baths. This is largely in response to the challenge from apartment builders, who woo potential homeowners with such inducements as free moving, a bonus of trading stamps, several months' free rent or even free furniture. Too many new apartment houses have been built in many areas, but apartments are still expected to account for one-third of 1963's housing starts...
...that they would dominate the market long enough to show a healthy profit. No longer. Today's new products not only take more time, effort and money to develop, but face a far shorter life at the hands of the fickle consumer. There are plenty of companies to woo him; so many firms now have fast-moving research labs and trigger-ready marketing techniques that few new products are far ahead of competing copies or improvements. "Lead time is gone," laments Du Pont Chairman Crawford Greenewalt. "There's no company so outstanding technically today that it can expect...