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Word: nods (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lord Inverchapel, retiring Ambassador to the U.S., got a nod from the British Foreign Office, which made him official greeter for this summer's Olympic Games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Mar. 22, 1948 | 3/22/1948 | See Source »

...radio advertising got a favorable nod from only 23% of the public; 32% like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Friendly Figures | 3/22/1948 | See Source »

Members of the drafting committee were William P. Hall '45 2B, Patrick D. Dailey '50, Vincent W. Jones, Jr. '45, and Edward L. Maguire, Jr. '46. Their constitution received unanimous Council approval after one week of revision and discussion, and now needs only a nod from the Dean's office to put it into operation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Passes Charter Of Crimson Key Society | 3/17/1948 | See Source »

Inter-school athletic programs failed to get a nod from the body. Since some graduate schools have no teams to field in any sport, the Joint Student Association felt it would be better to keep intra-University athletics on an informal, elastic level...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intra-University Committee Plans Information Leaflet | 3/10/1948 | See Source »

...clear the pit." The men began to drift off the dirt-floored circle; the chanting bets still continued. "I'll bet a hundred" or "A hundred to eighty." The usual bet was $100. The big ones-$1,000 and up-were made more quietly, by a whisper, a nod, a flick of a finger. On the wall was a sign saying "No Profanity Allowed." There was none. In the audience, one woman fed a baby from a bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Fighting the Cocks | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

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