Search Details

Word: nods (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...only downside is that before you can look inside the books, you have to either have an account already or give Amazon a credit-card number for "security purposes," which might keep a lot of kids and teens away. While this is a nod to publishers worried about people gaining too much free access to their literature, it's a shame. What Amazon would lose in sales by being used as a kind of gigantic Cliffs Notes, it would gain 10 times over by becoming widely known as a search destination (just ask the highly profitable Google how important that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: Google Your Books | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...third game, freshman Sarah Cebron, who has been used primarily for her defense, got the nod to start at her main position as setter. She spread the ball well, with six players recording kills in the game...

Author: By Carrie H. Petri, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: W. Volleyball Splits Ivy Weekend | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

What a fun team to watch. The Big Green loves to skate and score, and if coach Bob Gaudet can find a top-line goaltender, Dartmouth could be a third ECAC team in the NCAA tournament. The bet here is whether junior Dan Yacey will get the nod in the net after a strong 2003 post-season, and if he’s able to put up a similar GAA to his 2.15 in limited action last year. If Yacey pays off, Dartmouth could have back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. Offensively...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson the Color of Choice | 10/31/2003 | See Source »

...Craig seemed more confident that Nechtem—who is typically a midfielder, but played admirably at the unfamiliar position in Harvard’s most recent contest against the Tigers—will get the starting nod from Kerr...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Welcomes Struggling Big Green | 10/31/2003 | See Source »

Previewing the holiday season, analysts give Nokia the nod; Motorola's profitability lags Nokia's, and Motorola has been slow to deliver a camera phone in the U.S., a setback since sales of this item could double, to 16% of the industry total, in 2004. Writes Paul Sagawa of Bernstein Research: "The rest of the competition will eat away at its market share...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cell-Phone Shuffle | 10/27/2003 | See Source »

Previous | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | Next