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Why was Barack Obama attractive to people in 2008? If you think about Barack Obama, there's all this anxiety about society, just kind of wracked by centripetal forces - the idea that the center's not holding, no one can talk to each other, the idea of a political system that's broken.

The other thing that was attractive to me is that he himself is a product of Catholic schools and has sent two children through Catholic schools.

The possibility of rising interest rates worries investors. For many companies there is a direct effect on their earnings and stocks can also become less attractive to bonds.

We are pleased to report another quarter of strong financial and operational results, as well as the completion of several activities that position us well for 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2005 we opened one new development project, entered into a land development joint venture, acquired interests in two regional malls, sold twelve non-core retail real estate assets, issued $1.1 billion of unsecured notes at attractive coupons, and expanded and extended our corporate credit facility on more favorable terms. In addition, our development program continues to proceed with six projects under construction. We are also pleased to announce today an 8.6 % increase in our common stock dividend.

We are pleased to continue our partnership with York Street Capital. This expanded capital commitment helps to fill the growing need for junior capital driven by strong buyout markets and record levels of private equity fundraising. Through York Street, we are providing broader financing alternatives to companies and equity sponsors at a time when flexible junior capital solutions are an important component in financing both buyouts and corporate expansion. We believe that York Street will continue to generate superior returns and provide attractive co-investment opportunities for Teachers' Private Capital.

We are pleased to announce that we will again offer vendors the same attractive package of significant benefits to ensure a catalogue of the highest quality for the fourth annual National Yearling, Weanling and Broodmare Sale.

We are maintaining intense efforts on good merchandising, marketing and the gauging of customers' tastes and demands. We are focused on introducing many new products that we believe will be attractive to our customers.

We believe that there are attractive investment opportunities in Europe -- for mutual fund investors generally, and social investors in particular,

We believe that the CEO will tighten operations execution. Business is trending in the right direction, underlying franchises are strong, and what is missing is attention to operational execution, a situation that we believe will be rectified. We think this is an attractive place to put new money.

We believe that the CEO will tighten operations execution, ... Business is trending in the right direction, underlying franchises are strong, and what is missing is attention to operational execution, a situation that we believe will be rectified. We think this is an attractive place to put new money.

We are going to see recovery in Europe and Japan, and that will make investment in those other countries more attractive and make for a weaker dollar.

We are going to see a whole generation of much more user-friendly systems which are more attractive for use in the home.

We are a team whose mission is to compete for and win championships. I strongly feel that now is the time for us to make a change in order to give us the best possible chance to live up to this mission. This marketplace has the savviest, most demanding fans in the U.S., and we must provide them with a more entertaining and attractive product on the field.

We strengthened our leadership position in key segments such as minivans and large cars with our sales in January. Our car business is up 20 percent, and our LX products are up 62 percent. The Dodge Caliber begins production today and gives us a strong entry into the small car segment with an attractive price starting at $13,985. We are now a full-time car player.

When you want to be attractive to a new partner, you put on your best face. We want to get over that old boyfriend that went to Mexico.

Whether one admired or was repulsed by the positions he took on matters foreign and domestic, it is undeniable that Reagan's ability to project anger was highly attractive to his most passionate supporters on the far right - and crucial to his political success.

When I was in my teens and 20s, I looked to older Italian and French women. They always seemed so incredibly attractive to me because of their confidence. And because their faces had evidence of age: lines, dark circles, and half-lidded eyes, it made that confidence so rebellious. And that was incredibly attractive to me.

We remain convinced that our home-improvement markets are fundamentally attractive and that the actions we are taking will position Kingfisher well for the future.

What looked attractive initially, after studies, it has some real drawbacks.

What's interesting about anime is that it's almost equally attractive to males and females, which is very much not the case of traditional comics. Anime has more strong female characters that are relatable to women and girls. It's amazing how much the female plays a role in anime.

With New Zealand Dairy Foods, you would think it would have as much appeal to New Zealand investors as it would to Australians. It has good solid brands, so absolutely, barring price, it would be an attractive business.

We're proud to move to a brand that has a long-standing place in our country's banking history. Through expanded products and services, our combined company will make banking even more attractive for Chase customers in Florida.

We're finding it harder now to find attractive (energy) deals. It was a great time to buy energy companies when oil prices were $25 a barrel. By definition, it's a harder time to do energy deals.

We're eyeing this stock because we think that it's going to make an attractive company to take a position, ... But for the time being, I wouldn't want to be out in front of the freight train. So we're on the sidelines right now.

We're just hoping that we continue on our journey trying to play attractive soccer and give our kids multiple opportunities to be successful, because there's lots of opportunities against these outside opponents.

With the stock trading at these attractive levels, we would have liked to see more significant repurchases.

Worldwide oil prices are now at a level that would make more attractive investments in large-scale coal-to-liquid fuel facilities in this country.

We've tried to build something that will be attractive for everybody from 5 to 95. And folks who are serious racers will have a nice venue. I think the event and party rooms will be popular. It's a great place for office or company outings and graduation parties.

Eh, it's not that attractive to have a plan.

There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

Whenever you can get a muni-bond at or over 6 percent, that's a very attractive rate.

We want them to test the waters. We want to see if other areas are attractive to us.

There is nothing more attractive than a nice smile

The region is strong and attractive in a transportation sense for a lot of reasons -- easy access by rail and easy access by a big international airport and we have provided the commensurate effort to preserve and expand both. The council, which provides a lot of oversight, is determined to be a force on all appropriate fronts.

I've always liked older men. They're just more attractive to me. Of course, at my age there aren't that many left!

I've always thought that having an attractive free agent is better than a guy who was picked in the seventh round.

I have no will of my own. Never did. Limp and lily-livered, I always obey - is it possible that's attractive to women?

Refuse to be afraid that we will no longer be considered attractive and acceptable when we are strong.

The only thing that makes one place more attractive to me than another is the quantity of heart I find in it.

There are some that like the very dark worship experience, and that's what this was, and we certainly respect that. But certainly this is the more attractive look for the building, from all accounts.

There are some plants that can be planted that aren't attractive to deer, but for the most part, we try to tell people to just leave any animal alone unless it creates a safety hazard.

We really feel the hospital is the last piece of the puzzle to make Pahrump an attractive place for people who commute to Las Vegas and, of course, to benefit the people who live there now. It's kind of the last thing the city needed.

The creation of large liquid benchmarks will improve the trading turnover in the secondary market as this is expected to, among others, reduce the bid-offer spreads on bond prices. Participants will be able to get in or out of the benchmark issues more easily, making trading in Philippine bonds comparable to those in other emerging markets. This will be highly attractive to foreign investors in the market and bring additional business opportunities to the local financial community. This effort will complement earlier initiatives in capital market development, including the creation of the Fixed Income Exchange.

There are a lot of girls I've found attractive, but we could never date. If a girl can make me laugh, that's really attractive to me. I have a soft spot for southern girls who are sweet, like Taylor Swift!

The outlook for new car sales is actually not so bad. Job and wage conditions are improving, and that's creating the environment for automakers to boost sales as soon as they roll out attractive vehicles.

We have a plan to create several indexes, but we want to make these indexes as attractive as possible to the market.

I don't seem to meet very many men I find attractive. And usually when I meet them and develop crushes on them they are usually straight. So I end up having more relationships with women...

Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them.

What a women reads makes her more attractive and more elegant than what she wears.

Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.

The protein market is growing rapidly and may reach $200 billion in 15 to 20 years, and we believe that PER.C6 has the potential to become the technology of choice for an attractive part of that market.

We've said for a long time that we want to expand our locals casino brand, and this site in North Las Vegas offers an attractive location for one of our brands.

What will really make you attractive is not working on your weak points but embracing them.

The price point has to be attractive to an institution, but we're not talking about thousands of dollars or what a school might want to expend on a coach or staff member. My guess, depending on the numbers (of athletes), it would be less than $100 (an athlete).

To preserve and improve (these properties) is the desired outcome. We want Elkhart's neighborhoods to be attractive and welcoming. The primary focus is to improve the quality of life.

We're just going to be targeting those areas where crime seems to be most rampant and do everything under the sun to change the environment so it's no longer attractive to those preying on the community.

Many of the leading technology companies have shown solid sales and earnings growth since the economy began to improve in late 2001. While technology earnings have continued to grow and the stocks have remained flat or even dropped, we believe the prices of many of these companies are more attractive than we have seen in a long time.

Many media companies have already either stayed too long on the sidelines or bungled their online efforts. Portals give them the perfect opportunity to play catch-up. These sites bring programming expertise to the table, while big media companies bring off-line promotions, advertising relationships, attractive content, and deep pockets.

Sebastian is a very attractive player. He has a huge pedigree in soccer and he has a strong desire to play in the States. He has the potential to be an impact player in this league.

She was every bandleader's dream, a vocalist who had natural talent, a keen regard for the lyrics, and an attractive appearance.

She's on the fringes of both films but manages to create indelible impressions in characters the screenplays barely filled in. She's never the same from character to character. Maybe she's too attractive or too much of a chameleon for Oscar voters to realize that a true star - the kind that acts as well as shines - is in our midst.

Old Filey lies around the Ravine, a glacial gash running down to Coble Landing. This is the fishing Filey of centuries past, with neat little terraced cottages and a cluster of attractive 18th century houses.

Older workers, from recent college graduates to senior citizens, have a record of experience that is attractive to employers. And very often, employers are willing to pay extra for that experience.

Short-term volatility in the stock has provided an attractive entry point to own one of the best-run high growth retailers in the sector.

Moving targets, ever-shifting theories, each one advanced to replace the last as it has fallen, fallen victim to the facts, ... Empty pots. Attractive containers, but when you take the lid off, you'll find nothing to sustain you.

Medical insurance should become very attractive to middle-class families in China because they really don't want to undertake that risk themselves.

M dwarf stars dominate the stellar population in the solar neighborhood, and so are attractive targets for searching for habitable planets. The models show that gas-giant planets are indeed likely to form?at distances sufficiently large enough to permit the later formation of habitable, terrestrial planets.

One of the things that made him so attractive to voters when he ran for mayor was ... he was an outsider.

One attractive consumer solution is to offer a backup service.

One asks how can players rush into selling the dollar -- albeit at these attractive technical levels -- in the face of the Fed's bolstering, anti-inflation rhetoric?

One of the attractive things for us is that our local drivers are going to be able to step up and be able to attempt to get in a more prestigious race. That was a big positive for us in making the decision to bring them here.

One of Midway's core in-game advertising strategies is to infuse our games with cultural context through the integration of static in-game product placements. We believe static promotions in conjunction with dynamic advertising will represent an attractive revenue opportunity for Midway. Sarah is arguably one of our industry's most experienced professionals in this emerging field, and we anticipate that she will manage the process for static ads as well as dynamic in-game ads with Double Fusion in an effort to maximize incremental revenue from our top titles.

Obviously, what we're trying to do is make the best use of the network as possible. We do what we can to make it more attractive for you to add all those other services.

One thing that we find especially attractive is that American children will be able to participate in the cultural programs if they want to learn a little Japanese. It brings an additional dimension to our community. It makes us a richer and better place to live.

MVP.com is positioned to lead the highly attractive $150 billion global sporting goods market by combining a carefully selected assortment of merchandise with advice from individuals like John, Michael and Wayne, who represent the top of their fields,

Mosquitoes use odor to sort attractive people from the unattractive people to find those that are most tasty.

My gut instinct is that the Australian dollar will wobble a bit lower from here. The interest rate differential is slowly being eroded. The Australian dollar is now less attractive to overseas investors.

My family had season tickets to Arizona State games, so I would attend all those games, but I would also try to watch as many BYU games as possible. It's become sort of like the 'Rudy' story, growing up and going to BYU. Even though there were attractive offers from a lot of Pac-10 schools, in my heart I knew all along that this was where I wanted to be, that this was the right place for me.

Now that the film has made money, that makes you a more attractive business proposition in Hollywood.

Neither bride nor groom is particularly young, attractive or reeking of potential.

Obviously, the county has become increasingly diverse at the same time it has become increasingly affluent. We have become attractive to everyone, regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Obviously, if the CBA is settled, there would be a lot more teams interested in making a deal. His value would increase. But either way, a guy like him will be attractive on the open market.

Nobody would walk in there and instantly restore credibility to their program faster than Denny Green. I would imagine he'd be a very attractive candidate for where Washington is right now.

Right from the beginning of time there were these very very attractive bad guys. It's a life that most of us have never led, so that's what makes it so attractive. The jobs that they have, the world that they occupy, is very alien to us.

People want the chance to lead at least some of the time. In the future, the most attractive organizations to be a part of will be those that give people this opportunity.

Plumbers and dentists are busy running their business and may not have time or the expertise to create and manage a Web site. These business owners recognize the value of attracting online customers, however, and use our expertise to design high-quality, attractive Web sites at very reasonable rates.

Police/gangster films always have a huge following and huge audience because of the power, glamour, and certain fantasy aspect they have to them. When people watch movies, they like to fantasize being in a surreal world, and sometimes a criminal world can be attractive because you possess so much power and money, not like the average 9 to 5 guy.

One thing I like - and I know scouts have liked - is his speed. If he can keep that and continue to hit the way he does, I'd think that would make him very attractive for a professional team.

Nintendo has a very interesting opportunity, if they choose to use it, to get a larger market share of the older audience, ... Nintendo has always had the core audience of younger players. At this time during other console launches, they've had a business plan that was less attractive for third-party publishers. This time around, the model is real similar to Xbox and Sony. My sense is you're going to see more third-party support, which gives them a bigger shot at that older audience.

On the other side of the trade deficit, of course, is the capital surplus. We are buying more goods than we are selling, but, on the other hand, the capital account surplus means that the United States is such an attractive market...that individuals from abroad are investing in the United States...at a record rate.

One of the biggest issues for me is focusing on industry and making it attractive so that people will come here.

One of the hopes of Overture was to spur redevelopment along State Street. This is a good step in that direction. This is a very attractive project that continues the revitalization of Downtown. Hopefully, there's more where this came from.

One of the primary purposes of this rapid branch expansion has been to take advantage of opportunities as they become available in attractive markets. Although these new locations have increased overhead expenses, we are confident they will contribute to profitability within the next few years.

If we put attractive programming on, people will hear about it and want to have access to it.

If we're going to win the general election, we're going to have to get independents. This is another in a long series of examples of me being much more attractive to independent voters, ... Larry King Live.

If we can make these technologies markets competitive, we can make them more attractive to consumers and really accelerate their use.

I'd like to improve the strategic relations with managers, enabling us to feature the talent attractive for national television. Another goal is to expand ourselves as a nationally recognized company.

I am expecting the five-year note sale will probably be a chance for bonds to rebound. The coupon is looking attractive and the auction will go smoothly. We can expect solid demand from bidders.

I bought him an attractive bird cage made in Switzerland,

I am satisfied that it is appropriate to make that return after having taken into account the review of financing, the ability to invest in opportunities within the group to deliver attractive returns, and the need to make additional payments to our group pension schemes.