And third, they're all attracted to each other, but they try to keep a small distance apart.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas might be attracted by the money if it is accompanied by the trappings and symbols of statehood.

As the dollar declines, commodities including oil attract investors.

Sometimes people are attracted to others with command power by myths of invincibility.

Hydrogen bonding is caused because the positive ion, hydrogen, is attracted to negatively charge ions which, in this case, are the silicon tetrahedra.

When I attend international gatherings, I am amazed how easily and naturally Indians and Pakistanis gravitate toward each other.

Tourists are attracted to Vlissingen not just because of its history and maritime character, but also because nowhere else in the world do large ships pass this close to shore.

Our attention, after all, is naturally drawn to the worst events. Precisely because the worst events are statistical outliers, their causes are probably multiple.

He excelled at studying architecture, so impressing his professors with his thesis on an airport design that he was awarded a scholarship for graduate studies but he gradually became attracted to the school's drama and music clubs, including the Princeton Triangle Club.

The second question why are some people attracted to radical ideas? has been explored by researchers and security practitioners, who generally agree that people are more inclined to accept radical ideologies if they feel alienated.

But what about trend following investors, or those with market power? In fact, in the short term, an investor might be attracted by the increasing price of a commodity, although the price is not based on any fundamental data.