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Word: attractive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attempt to attract more foreign students,Fitzsimmons said, Harvard officials are trying toincrease the frequency of their visits to othercountries. He said the University is also tryingto organize alumni who live abroad to help "spreadthe word...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: Study Ranks Harvard 11th in Foreign Students | 11/29/1989 | See Source »

...employing what might be termed "shock tactics," COCA has managed to attract the attention it needs to carry out its educational mission. The group's most controversial actions this year--the mock assassinations of "communist" students in House dining halls, and the distribution of mock draft notices to 900 male undergraduates--have been most effective...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: A Defense of COCA's "Shock Activism" | 11/28/1989 | See Source »

...entertainment shows. And since news stories can be used repeatedly on broadcasts throughout the day, stations can sell more advertising time a minute of material, further increasing their profit margins. Moreover, many advertisers will pay premium rates to run their commercials during news shows because such programs generally attract consumers with higher average incomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV News: The Sky's the Limit | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Despite recent reverses in its effort to attract a big-name band to Harvard the Undergraduate Council plans to vote this Sunday on a resolution to bid for a B-52's concert this spring according to the council chair...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Council to Vote on Resolution to Invite The B-52's to Perform in April Concert | 11/18/1989 | See Source »

...past 30 years, Eric Clapton has performed and recorded with some of the finest musicians ever to play rock and roll, jazz and the blues. Even on Journeyman, Clapton managed to attract talent like George Harrison and Robert Cray, as well as musicians Phil Collins and David Sanborn and vocalists Chaka Khan and Daryl Hall. That Clapton has still found it necessary on his most recent albums to rely on synthesized instrumentation and programmed drums is a distressing sign of just how far he has fallen...

Author: By David L. Greene, | Title: Sticks to Your Shoes | 11/10/1989 | See Source »

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