Sentence examples for lured large from inspiring English sources

That Prva Banka was considered the family bank lured large numbers of people, companies and even government departments to transfer their accounts to it.

After 1886 the prospect of gold lured large numbers of newcomers to Johannesburg, where they became a majority of the citizenry and were led by an aristocracy of wealthy mine owners.

According to the Energy Information Administration, Cuba's proven oil reserves of 750 million barrels exceed those of Sudan, an African nation that has lured large non-American investments to its oil industry despite American economic sanctions in place since 1997.

Other longtime comedies are also luring large audiences.

With these few bread crumbs Mr. Nolan and his studio are confident that their opaque and costly film will lure large crowds.

The company has struggled to lure large numbers of developers to build applications for the TouchPad, which uses WebOS, software that runs Palm cellphones.

The plan is in the final stages of preparation and has qualified support from American officials, who see luring large numbers of Taliban supporters to change sides as critical to success in Afghanistan.

The state of Texas touts its success in luring large companies from other states, offering generous tax subsidies financed by cuts in spending on local education, infrastructure and other public services.

He became suspicious when the snake charmer was consistently able to lure large, lethal-looking snakes out of the shrubbery and into a gunny sack which he had brought for the purpose.

An economics professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ms. Folbre writes: The state of Texas touts its success in luring large companies from other states, offering generous tax subsidies financed by cuts in spending on local education, infrastructure and other public services.

Jeff Vasser, the executive director of the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Bureau, said his organization, which concentrates on luring large events to the city, has long promoted the beach, though he conceded that it was usually an afterthought to visitors.