In an afternoon session, Iranian negotiators picked apart a package of enticements that the six world powers first offered last month in Baghdad, which includes parts for old American civilian aircraft and fuel for an Iranian nuclear reactor, with the promise of more sanctions relief in return for specific Iranian actions to come into compliance over time.
Like virtually every milestone in the history of Congress, the Senate bill choreographed by the tireless liberal legislator from New York, Charles Schumer, is a package of compromises, enticements, marketing (see the title), electoral calculation, micromanaging and kitchen sinks (such as SEC. 4503. ENCOURAGING CANADIAN TOURISM TO THE UNITED STATES).
Last week, President Obama's special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with leaders in Khartoum to present a package of diplomatic enticements -- including an easing of some U.S. sanctions -- should Sudan allow the referenda to go forward and respect the results.
The Happy Meal has become a favorite target, because of the rising rate of overweight children nationwide, and the enticement of toys included in the packages.
THE phrase "just add water" is a staple on packages for convenience foods, an enticement that pancakes, ranch dressing, or macaroni and cheese are simply a turn of the faucet away.
Even more, the program was structured to undercut the practice of offsets -- lucrative investment packages offered by military contractors as an enticement to countries buying military equipment.
Workers say that despite complaints about salaries, they have remained with the city because of the benefits package, but now that premiums for dental insurance are rising that enticement is fading.
In London, for example, the National, the Almeida and the Donmar offer various enticements to the richer members of the audience, some of which make the grand-and-a-half Ayckbourn package look like a bargain.
And that was an enticement.
The tax credit was clearly an enticement".
