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Mr Ricci and his team had to move swiftly because rivals were circling, trying to lure away clients and star bankers.

It never occurred to me that the best way to escape the lure of mountains of Chinese-made merchandise would be moving to China.

Such is the lure of the city, even if the reward is no job and a shack on a hillside with no water and no electricity.

Chelsea will hope that the lure of one of Europe's biggest clubs is enough to draw the young player away from his homeland.

All the legendary Rolling Stones albums were recorded in the room we were in, so we used that as an angle to lure him in.

Even so, on the surface Google isn't necessarily quite cheap enough to lure value investors.

South Korea is so bothered by this that its officials keep trying to lure the component-makers away with promises of lower tax rates.

Wolfsburg manager Steve McClaren has failed to lure Craig Bellamy to Germany for a year-long lon spell.

He tried to lure me into a drafting session by urging me to indicate my objections to the Soviet text line by line.

lure, entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course, as of action.

The point to add stimulus control to you work is when dog performs a behavior on command 8 out of 10 times without a signal or lure.

A good showing, BJP strategists say, would do much to lure allies in India's south and east, where the BJP itself has no chance.

The discovery that ginger would be an effective lure was the result of a bit of good fortune.

A rigid national agreement may not be the best way to lure foreign investors like Total to Britain, or to save local jobs.

Finally, while a dangling lure is optional, being hungry, Dr. Wilson says, at least metaphorically, "probably helps quite a bit. "

The engineer started trying to lure her up to his flat. She refused the first two invitations, but accepted the third.

Not trying to lure Potter into one of the Ministry's summer internships, are we?

Olympic traffic controls and security measures, as well as the lure of sport on television, seem to be keeping people at home anyway.

The next step was to try it with the adults, and they were equally attracted to it - so I had found a safe lure.

My God, my dear disciple, you know, you always smelt like an enticing aroma of meat and bones kept in the same lure me.

Yee (Tony Leung), a senior Chinese official collaborating with the Japanese, the plan being that she will lure him to his death.

It would be over-cynical to see this as a Democratic ploy to lure the Republicans into alienating a vital group of voters all over again.

Part of it must be pull: the lure of jihadism. Part is presumably push: a feeling that he no longer belongs to the place where he lives.

Hollywood producers are trying to lure back consumers lost to TV and the Web by investing in 3D movies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

But he insists the area is not in competition with London in trying to lure foreign teams, saying "we just want to help out" .

But the lure of a bit of political gain, it turns out, was all it took to transform him back into a standard drill-and-burn Republican.

Was her sweet smile real, or was it just a pretty lure, reeling him in?

To lure him away from the stove, I piled up parsley for him to chop or cheese for him to grate at the other end of the kitchen island.

The company said it had to spend more to lure customers to its newly acquired mobile business from China Unicom.

Remilia: From the beginning, the story of the treasure was just a pretext to lure you!

A little inflation to lure money out of bank vaults would be helpful, too, and there's no reason it would have to be permanent.

Lay trails of sweets, lure the little alien into the house, play games with him and strengthen your friendship. Collect all the parts for E.

The lure of California has not always been irresistible to other Americans.

Most shops traditionally have sales after Christmas but this year the bargains have come early in an attempt to lure consumers to spend.

Years of trying to lure outside capital and know-how, however, foundered.

At Sports Illustrated, one of Time Inc's most masculinetitles, editors found a way to lure even illiterate men to the site.

Car makers, facing a prolonged sales slump, are trying to hit the price point to lure recession-weary consumers.

So the researchers have been zeroing in on specific "attractants" that could be used to lure mosquitoes into a trap.

Foreign investment is up, drawn by an improved security situation, the lure of minerals and a bouncy regional market.

He'll test her speed with a lead-weighted lure that he'll release as he dives with her.

Stores are also trying to lure customers by offering services that are not available online.

A few fret that the Americans could lure Germany into a "coalition of the willing" against Iran.

However, Milan are now believed to be sitting in pole position to lure the attacker away from his current club.

Today, I put out a ton of catnip for my new cats, hoping it would finally lure them out of hiding.

The central meaning shared by these verbs is . to take in and hold as if by using bait or a lure.

One bold attempt to lure them back can be seen at the corner of Third Street and Fairfax Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Another lure was that pension-fund clients preferred investments in the currency their liabilities were denominated in, the euro.

Microsoft is actively trying to lure away Apple's retail workers for its first chain stores, according to a new leak.

Today, I saw a squirrel besides a tree, thinking it was cute, I stepped closer, picked up a pine cone and tried to lure it to come closer.

Such circumstances may cause a shift away from traits that lure insects, and enhance those that seduce the wind.

The lure of the blood trade drew Durge away from his tribe and into the rest of the galaxy.

A lot of times all that's needed is a simple lure change, subtle color adjustment or retrieve speed to make him react.

David Schmittlein, the dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, said he believed that the lure of Wall Street would remain.

Singapore has been trying to create a livelier image of itself to lure more tourists, especially from China.

Nale: Why, you're the centerpiece of a daring plan to lure your unsuspecting brother Roy into a trap, child.

It dawns on the previous Wolf pretending to be sleeping, is used to lure the enemy.

bait : Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish , birds , or other animals .

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.

There is adventure to be had in this land, and magic enough to lure seekers and dreamers with a thousand secrets.

America wants to dangle an offer to help stem the flow of drugs into Iran, which may have as many as 2m addicts, as a lure.

The lure of a growing middle class in emerging markets, particularly amid slower consumer spending in the U. S. , has been hard to ignore.

However backside still has a huge family forces, the somebody else is open yew longwang lure her mother-in-law's daughter.

enticement n. The enticement of the big city lure her away from her home.

Scientists are also trying to lure male pythons into traps using the scent that females emit at breeding time.

Only a clean and an effective administration might inoculate Afghans against the lure of the Taliban's shadow government.

Do not lure her away from her duty .

Flourishing fruit farms and a tourist boom along the Ionian coast have been the main lure.

the end of life in front of the person you love, momentary pain, eternal happiness, unable to resist the lure - confusion.

The company is offering the DVD below cost to lure you into the store, where it hopes to sell you a washing machine at a profit.

But the lure of speed skating always remained for Hughes and she decided to return to her first love after the Sydney Olympics.

Rumor: Would-be carjackers are placing flyers on the back windows of cars as a way to lure drivers out of vehicles.

Underwater currents, combined with your own normal hand movement, will impart plenty of action to your lure.

Generally, commodities promoted in a lottery sale are mainly digital products, which become quite a lure to the young generation.

That sort of attitude may yet lure a different kind of British import.

When a dog looks confused or makes a mistake the natural instinct is to step in and rescue the dog, try and lure it through an exercise.

The next time the oil price falls or money runs short, it might end up having to offer even more munificent terms to lure the oil men back.

One day he hopes to also lure the bankers to his farm in Yorkshire for farming classes and a visit to the abattoir.

A lusty lady loved a lawyer and longed to lure him from his laboratory.

Fellow Dutchman Frank Rijkaard had hoped to lure the former Manchester United star to his club with a lucrative offer.

A lusty lady loved a lawyer and long ed to lure him from his laboratory .

Nevertheless, the employee went on to say the lure of doing business with Goldman would keep clients coming back.

The bank launched an advertising campaign to lure back its traditional customers.

The second element is the name of the company that manufactures the lure (lureCompany).

This helps mobile operators lure voice traffic away from fixed-line operators, a process known as "fixed-mobile substitution" .

Again, the combination of the rod, line (XPS Fluorocarbon) and lure were integral parts of my presentation.

In a scramble to make up for lost revenue, hotels and tour operators created ever more attractive packages to lure visitors.

But so far it has miserably failed to lure investors except oil types.

The old man was no fool, and he gradually started to lure his clients back.

The private companies that drive the global economy Few companies are able to resist the lure of the stockmarket.

But they may also be hard pressed to maintain prices as publishers try to lure early adopters and compete with free Web offerings.

The old man was no fool, and he gradually started to lure his clients back.

The private companies that drive the global economy Few companies are able to resist the lure of the stockmarket.

But they may also be hard pressed to maintain prices as publishers try to lure early adopters and compete with free Web offerings.

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy.

The lending library reflects a broader effort by Amazon to lure consumers to Prime, a service that costs $79 a year.

But, just as with music downloading, the lure of the illicit may be what draws some users.

It should not become a tool for retailers to lure customers into a shopping trap.

The new Bulgari hotel in Milan did not have to rely on expensive imported appliances to lure new travelers.

Love is the "eloped withstand the lure of money, Wacker phil a pain, despair, none of the consequences caused by money. "

As a Spaniard, and a former manager of Valencia, Benitez understood the lure of the Bernabeu.

As a Spaniard, and a former manager of Valencia, Benitez understood the lure of the Bernabeu.

It also showed that the current badminton experience for audiences 'needed to be enhanced' to lure more people into the game.

The decreasing number of college entrance exam candidates has intensified competition among Chinese universities to lure the best brains.

The sun and fun that lure tourists also help high-tech firms woo talent, says Phil Holt of EA Tiburon, a video-game developer near Orlando.

They will glow with heavenly light and be beautiful to see but they are not angelic in their desires to lure you away from earth.

"So, " he said, satisfied with our silence. "What if we lure him out at night with a challenge? "

She never hold out on the lure of money to do something they wanted.

She tried to lure him there with an offer of two free concert tickets, but Liu, apparently too busy with other matters, didn't show up.

Juve are willing to sell the attacking midfielder and Birmingham are determined to lure him to St Andrews.

Of course, for some, all this is just a lure.

I make precise casts to spots where I believe the bass should be, work the lure a short time, then get it back in for another cast.

Moisture is the heat generated by the fan running and the disk to lure mosquitoes and evaporation resulting liquid mixture.

Amazon Prime was a way to lure customers, and yet get some money to defray shipping costs.

But what is so wickham screening nasty, or even to lure darcy's sister to elope with him.

But those seemingly superfluous decorations may be traps that use light to lure prey, a new study of Australian spiders finds.

But the state's natural charms alone would probably not have been enough to lure the makers of "The Book of Eli" .

He has no lure for attracting food and no teeth for eating it when it gets there.

The main lure is comparatively lower start up costs as well as the speed at which information can be processed because of the internet.

Tour the neighborhood to see if landlords seem desperate to lure tenants.

Bolstered by finance from the City, he resisted the lure of a foreign takeover, ultimately listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Bolstered by finance from the City, he resisted the lure of a foreign takeover, ultimately listing on the London Stock Exchange.

They lure women in Mexico with promises of a good job only to be forced into sexual slavery once here.

Sales fell because Gap failed to lure enough shoppers to its low-priced apparel.

However, there are still gnash the teeth in anger to cut off the lure of human society, as the role of money like dirt.

But booming demand is pulling wages higher in India and costly training is now needed to lure workers being courted by other companies.

Foreign-based companies, particularly in Asia, are using the employment picture in the U. S. as a means to lure former residents home.

Official efforts to lure manufacturers away from the coast have had mixed results.

Disease and disorders with no therapies or at best, partially effective ones, are the lure of the pursuit of stem cell research.

As the main festival and wedding season gets underway, jewelers are getting ready with new designs and attractive offers to lure customers.

Without the lure of those monopoly profits, there would be no incentive for anyone to bear the risks of entrepreneurship .

Without the lure of those monopoly profits, there would be no incentive for anyone to bear the risks of entrepreneurship .

One trick to lure customers is to promise a fairly modest price for a small set of photos, say 10 images.

Not content with street protests, it has formed a party that may lure voters from Mr Abhisit's Democrat Party at a future election.

What if I could lure him out of the house?

The exception is the lure type, which is one of three strings: trolling, casting, or other.

Expansion is frequently driven by the needs of the highly competitive Chinese market as much as the lure of the European one.

The problematic conflicts that are left all involve bits of the former Soviet Union, for which the lure of EU membership does not work.

Phishing (pronounced "fishing" ) is an online fraud technique used by criminals to lure you into disclosing your personal information.

The schools are supported by local governments, which set them up as part of a package to lure large foreign employers.

GM may have to keep incentive levels high through the year to lure buyers into showrooms amid the slowing U. S. economy.

GM may have to keep incentive levels high through the year to lure buyers into showrooms amid the slowing U. S. economy.

But will that be enough to lure significant numbers of consumers and developers to the TouchPad?

Understand this in front of the wolf pretending to sleep, was used to lure the enemy.

To lure or entrap by or as if by a decoy .

Even without the games and the lure of the international publicity they promise terrorists, India faces threats on a number of fronts.

Given the lure of China as a revenue source for these chains, the battle is set to intensify across the country in the years ahead.

Mr Obama's occasional presence in Hawaii, however, has not been enough to lure people to America's 50th state.

The actor was to lure Skywalker to the Iron Tower, where he would confront Darth Vader.

If the streaming websites can work out how to draw paying subscribers and lure more advertising, they may well become one of those sources.

When the web page appears, it shows a simple drop-down menu that allows you to select a lure type.

When the web page appears, it shows a simple drop-down menu that allows you to select a lure type.

With hand line fishing, a fishing line containing weights and a lure may also be used.

GE did open a new plant in Vietnam to make wind turbines, but Mr Rice insists that talent was the lure, not cheap labour.

It has a protected modifier, so it's only available to derived subclasses and within the Lure class itself.

Black Friday is the day retailers try to lure consumers to start their holiday shopping with eye-popping discounts and early-bird specials.

I was thinking how could I lure you to be near me. . . my zampakutou couldn't affect the distanced objects.

"In tomorrow's battle, " replied Zhong, "I'll feign defeat, lure him to the bridge, and shoot him. "

Trainers need to understand that a dog prefers to follow a physical lure over a verbal voice command.

But Gruen's secret was the way he used arcades and eye-level display cases to lure customers into stores almost against their will.

The plum mummy join improbity in the wine cup of the desire, bubble make to be full of lure of city night.

The plum mummy join improbity in the wine cup of the desire, bubble make to be full of lure of city night.

Home-grown academic prowess has so far proved an insufficient lure for foreign investors.

In two to three years, it also aims to launch diesel engines in the US, where, it hopes, tightening emissions rules will lure more drivers.

The use of mosquitoes attracted to the role of the wavelength with the lure of light to attract mosquitoes from entering the machine.

In fact, cities here are trying hard to pry drivers out of their shiny new cars and lure them into mass transit.

Forty-three seconds, she catches the lure, pulls out of her dive at 3, 000 feet, and heads home.

Shoot ducks and crows, survive a terrifying alligator assault and lure in lions or other exotic animals.

Any fisherman will tell you that it's unlikely to catch perch, walleye , trout, salmon, and bass using the same bait or lure.

Drinking and trading lure people across the line from pleasure to self- destructiveness .

At the very least it has sought to flatter China to lure it further into the international arena.

lure Godric out of the city, Markal must find the proper bait , and Godric' s daughter will serve well .

Cigarette, wine, lure, all these can't be the reason, if you want a strong body and firm faith.

But to lure Saadiyat's would-be 45, 000 home-owners away from the glitz of Dubai, next door, Abu Dhabi knows it must offer a bit more.

He is captured by Jikup and two other men who set him a task to capture a turtle to help them lure a shark.

"The lure of high profits may prompt people to commit crimes, even at the cost of going to the guillotine, " says Mr Yu.

Personal grievances or financial inducements will always lure some off the straight and narrow.

Other state schools are also stepping up efforts to lure high-caliber students from out of state.

However, Juve face a bidding war if they are to lure the Spaniard, and may find themselves priced out of the market.

Until the countryside offers a decent living, the lure of the city will remain, however awful the shanty-towns.

He wants to use the fishing reports section of the Web page to lure (pun intended) more enthusiastic sport fishermen to the Web site.

If the enemy is greedy, use baits to lure him.

Australia isn't the only tourism hotspot seeking to lure more Chinese visitors.

I prefer to see film in the cinema because I can't refuse the lure of marvelous scene and impressive background music.

money was plentiful, new universities sprang up and great myths evolved to lure young people into the academic life.

A fishing lure resembling a fish made of wood, plastic or metal with hooks attached.

That move underscores a desire by some Chinese authorities to lure U. S. -listed Chinese companies back to Chinese exchanges, Gillis said.

Vader planned to use Skywalker's friends as bait to lure him into a trap.

Be warned, then: don't let overconfidence lure you into undervaluing the guarantee of a good job.

American politicians are preparing to lighten regulation at home to lure companies back to New York.

John Rohrer, a district biologist for the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest, also employs dead deer heads to lure elusive wolverines.

Companies are advertising a rather peculiar perk to lure top undergraduate talent: Showing them the door -- to graduate school , that is.

You have to match your retrieve with a more precise color, shape and size of lure to sell it that much better.

Oscar producers also hope a return of popular comedian Crystal as host of the programme for the ninth time will lure viewers.

The city plans to steer away from land-hungry factories and lure in more bankers who need little more than a desk and computer.

And decoys can be fired to trick the missile's homing sensors and lure it away from the vessel under attack.

Instead, it has used higher rates to lure deposits from large corporations, raising its funding costs.

McCain distanced himself from an earlier, broader pro-immigration stance in a bid to lure Republican Party conservatives.

the lure of the big money at eastlands could change his mind , though.

The fish were schooled so tightly that I could feel my lure bumping into them and it sometimes came in with fish scales on the hooks.

It has also been operating its trains at reduced speeds and has been forced to lure wary customers back by slashing ticket prices.

Two hundred million years later, the lure is known as beauty, and the payment is agriculture.

The lure of hooking up can be difficult to avoid, Omar Marshall (senior-supply chain and information systems) said.

Use your Islamic princesses to lure enemy family members to your side, and arrange marriages to cement strong alliances.

What may be a more significant lure is the chance to work with large datasets from various marketing studies, largely provided by WPP.

Ms. Tilton's experience suggests even the 'smart money' can be taken in amid the lure of China's huge, rapidly growing market.

She is trying to lure you away from your boyfriend.

She couldn't withstand the lure of money and was dragged into the mire .

The witch stood on the shore and threw in pieces of bread, trying with great effort to lure the duck to her.

There are many different tactics used to lure you, including e-mail and Web sites that mimic well-known, trusted brands.

Beware of the lure of ostentatious techniques too. Flashy tricks will not make your point stronger.

When a trainer is establishing his foundation in markers he needs to actually teach a dog to follow a lure.

THE Mona Lisa's lure is so strong that Louvre Museum officials find it wise to keep her safely stowed behind bulletproof glass.

As a school becomes well known, it may lure parents who are even more ambitious and, perhaps, slightly better off.

Genoa are stepping up their efforts to lure unsettled Juventus striker Raffaele Palladino, but he looks likely to stay in Turin.

This has helped Bovespa lure back some of the trades it lost as Brazilian companies listed abroad.

cook hands him the most delicious culinary dishes out to lure the people in the world . . . the world revel in the United States enjoyment.

Part of the strategy is the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, to lure female smokers.

Mens rea to lure " the perpetrator can not be found to constitute a crime, the number of drugs found not to be necessary. "

It's also got a little chin barble here with a blue luminescent lure on it that it can use to attract prey from a long way off .

Chiang Kai-shek used concrete benefits as a lever to satisfy the third parties' conditions and lure them to his side.

As it turned out, before I knew it, I felt the lure of the city call me.

less scrupulous colleagues endear themselves with gifts, favours and the lure of an easier lifestyle.

'They then use a protrusion on their heads, just above their mouths, that they use as a lure to catch their prey'.

Many hostess clubs try to lure single mothers by offering a comparatively high hourly wage, housing and day care.

But not all Midwesterners agree that the Midwest needed Mark Twain as an attraction to lure folks onto its Great Plains .

We skillfully pulled the teeth of a dangerous Soviet maneuver to lure us into renouncing the use of nuclear weapons.

One major focus has been attracting scientific talent through government schemes designed to lure home Chinese scientists working overseas.

They're trying to lure us to thellos. . . 'Royal Hall.

fisherman's lure that floats under the surface of the water.

The anglerfish uses a lighted "lure" on the top of its head to attract its prey.

Such programs help these institutions lure professorial and research talent and enlist tuition-paying students.

Anxious online retailers are offering discounts , and free shipping , to lure budget -minded holiday shoppers .

Black Friday traditionally marks the kickoff to the key holiday shopping season as retailers slash prices to lure consumers.

But it is also hoped that the city and its friendly 6. 5 million inhabitants will lure Europeans looking for relaxation as well as commerce.

The reopening of more-exotic credit products could lure investors away from these more-traditional forms of debt.

On the prescription treatment to mislead and lure the purchase of medicines, can only be Shajiquluan, Yinzhenzhike.

From my perspective, these mooncakes may serve as a corruption tool that may lure a lot of government officials into spotlight.

Another reason: Beijing fears a sharp rise in the currency will lure in a destabilizing surge of 'hot money. '

Few people can resist the lure of fame and flashing cameras that come with it.

This kind of information-supermarket " " weekend edition mode to lure many newspapers followed.

Americans, who buy half the world's diamonds, are resisting the lure of the sparkle, apparently foregoing fancy engagement rings for now.

Some publishers say this kind of multimedia hybrid is necessary to lure modern readers who crave something different.

Articles on specific control methods, and application aggregation pheromone of red palm weevil adults to lure field trials.

Those advances helped lure investors to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation summit in Jakarta.

Once you've met the basic condition of self-care, there are several strategies you might use to lure your WIGs out of hiding.

Most species of fish will chase down and strike this lure, including bass, pike, and musky.

Colorant: single color, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, rouge red, vegetables red and lure red and bright red, bright blue, indigo blue.

Residents said security agents were using a new tactic by posing as protest organizers to lure dissidents into the streets.

In this case, the name of the variable is lure. company.

The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Toller) was developed in the early 19th century to toll, lure, and retrieve waterfowl .