They helped attract 2,600 applicants; 480 have already been accepted for the first class.

We want to help attract the interest of the general public.

His job was to photograph the West to help attract settlers.

"The increased local investment should help attract more Federal and state funding for the program," he said.

Last year, he added, the program helped attract more than one million customers.

It's going to help attract good people into public education.

This, in turn, can help attract middle-class parents back to the public school system.

Several companies have started programs to help attract women to the sport.

And a device used to help attract them is music.

These measures and a college degree, officials say, should help attract better applicants.