A sales network becomes a pyramid, or Ponzi scheme, if it relies solely on attracting new victims, whose investment is used to pay off earlier investors.
But some were built solely to attract more development, while others closed off flood plains that could have acted as a natural safety valve.
For years, the Westchester Convention and Visitors Bureau focused solely on attracting conventions, promoting the county's hotels and restaurants without recognizing how the arts could bring in money, Mr. Patterson and his colleagues said.
A client who dresses solely to attract or fulfill a partner, even when uncomfortable, may sacrifice the self, elsewhere.
There's no story on James and his musical exploits, and he is used solely to attract attention and inspire readers to pick up their free paper.
Surprisingly, however, our study reveals that several processes underlying DRG formation do neither depend on a structural role of β-catenin in adherens junctions nor solely to attract transcriptional co-activators for initiating TCF/Lef mediated transcription.
He proved himself on grueling international tours, but there were still people attracted solely by the novelty value of his lineage.
Besides the wayfarers (sālik) on the path, Sufis who have no master but are attracted solely by divine grace are also found; they are called Uwaysī, after Uways al-Qaranī, the Yemenite contemporary of the Prophet who never saw him but firmly believed in him.
Corporate behemoths once attracted solely to central business districts have increasingly chosen to relocate to cheaper sites outside of central city areas; in their place have come smaller creative, technology and manufacturing companies.
When David took office, he pledged to hire only "the most qualified lawyers that can be attracted," selected solely on the basis of their ability, and he increased the hiring of women and minority assistants.
