Alltel's private-equity suitors were probably also attracted by the firm's efforts to streamline itself.
Generally speaking, most borrowers, especially first-time borrowers, are simply attracted by the low initial monthly payment.
The first Linux customers were attracted by the quality and the price of Linux.
In a low-interest-rate environment, these investors are attracted by the potentially high yields offered by these assets.
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Bill Clinton did not give it his backing, though he is said to be attracted by the idea.
These distant encounters produce revenue--sponsors are attracted by the potential TV viewing audience of one billion--but little passion.
Small investors, who had been attracted by the promise of regular payments, had already begun to protest about them.
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In Indonesia, though, Suprapto, a police undercover officer, expressed fears that organized crime might be attracted by the profits.
Dr Havlicek and his colleagues were interested in discovering whether women are attracted by the smell of dominant men.
More are attracted by the French model: keep the assets in public hands, but contract out investment, operations and maintenance.
To cap it all, tourists who have been lured to Salonika seem to be attracted by the wrong type of culture.
Jaafari himself says he is attracted by the "Turkish model" in which the army acts as a bulwark of the republic.
Council leaders in Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest hope to take advantage of the influx of tourism attracted by the Games.
On a hot recent day at a Georgia truck stop, truckers were especially attracted by the prospect of burning less diesel.
Attracted by the posters in the window, he tapped on the glass.
Investors who piled into the car battery market attracted by the flow of federal largesse had better put on their crash helmets.
Some have regressed to Anger, attracted by the energy of the mob.
Mr. Musk also has recruited a crop of young, hard-charging engineers, attracted by the company's freewheeling culture and past accomplishments despite long odds.
It is understandable that young people, in particular, who don't know the real Livingstone, should be attracted by the cheeky "underdog" who defies authority.
Others are attracted by the recent weakness of the British pound, and yet others buy when their children go to school in the U.K. capital.
In particular, institutional investors are attracted by the prospect of having apartment blocks built to their own specification, then enjoying the steady stream of rental income.
Many of the new developments are aimed not at local people, but at new, wealthy in-migrants to Newcastle who are attracted by the city's party reputation.
Another 54% look to such approaches for collaboration and sharing capabilities, while 37% are attracted by the lower cost per user these cloud-based solutions potentially offer.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, Abel Matutes, appealed for calm, saying that Spaniards must get used to the influx of North African immigrants attracted by the fast-growing economy.
The pontoon is accessed by steps at the end of the pier and one theory is the ferret was attracted by the smell of bait from fishermen.
Newcomers are attracted by the absence of state income and capital-gains taxes, cheap housing and, compared with most other parts of America, a steady stream of jobs.
She hopes that health-conscious consumers will be particularly attracted by the kind of rhubarb cropped from December to April which is force-grown indoors in unlit heated sheds.
In all, eight substantial parties and nearly all the smaller ones in Congress support the government, many of them attracted by the hope of jobs and pork.
Small merchants who have been frequenting eBay Marketplaces to sell their wares could be attracted by the opportunity to expand as they get access to a quick loan.
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Attracted by the potential of doing more business with Africa's rising middle class, Singapore rolled out tax breaks and other initiatives to prod local investors in that direction.
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