• Ganguly was introduced in a bid to tempt the batsmen outside the off-stump but it turned out to be Tendulkar who broke the partnership.

    BBC: England facing follow-on at Oval

  • Morgan in New York, says a case like this might tempt other customers of banks selling complex derivatives to turn to the courts in order to wriggle out of deals.

    ECONOMIST: Derivatives in Asia

  • The most dramatic feature of electronic communication is surely its propensity to tempt us into dashing off a message in haste that we repent at leisure.

    BBC: A Point of View: Mourning the loss of the written word

  • All in, I'll make a 5% saving - not enough to tempt me.

    CNN: WINDOWS SHOPPING

  • And the approaching 2004 conference may tempt him to think that if he loses a referendum in 2002 he could have another go in 2005 or 2006, at which point joining could look both safe and inevitable.

    ECONOMIST: And now for Europe?

  • However, the sheer flexibility of the new arrangement may tempt a company to give the outsourcer new tasks not covered in the initial contract.

    ECONOMIST: Outsourcing

  • If you go for a variable rate mini-cash Isa you should bear in mind that some product providers have been know to offer a very attractive rate to tempt new customers but then reduce the return at a later date.

    BBC: NEWS | Business | Ask the expert: Switching Isas

  • In theory, being a conglomerate makes it easier to meet rich people and create complex products to tempt them with.

    ECONOMIST: Offshore private banking

  • In every other country where supermarkets sell petrol, they have used it as a loss-leader to tempt people into their shops.

    ECONOMIST: Japan��s oil industry

  • Tellingly, consumers are shrinking their debts even as fiscal programmes tempt them to do more shopping: consumer spending rose by a hefty 1.3% in August.

    ECONOMIST: Credit in America

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