Word: nosing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week rushing about her island, keeping the festive spirit under control and supervising all the details of preparation. She saw the last of a spanking new coat of paint slapped on to her white Victorian-gingerbread royal palace, oversaw daily rehearsals of the entertainment program, including the plaintive nose-fluting solos dear to the heart of every Tongan despite the fact that their music is limited to three notes. There were triumphant rustic arches, bearing the legend "I Love You" to be made for the royal route of march, tapa cloth banners to be cut and painted, pigs...
...elder son, college-bred Crown Prince Tongi, made a glowing speech of welcome. Then, in high good humor, Elizabeth of Britain and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh settled back to eat the rich fare with their fingers, while wildly gyrating laka laka dancers whirled to the music of nose flutes...
...said Bidault, is stepping up its attempt to divide the allies; Moscow has of late been making particularly gracious gestures toward the French. He believed the new Soviet regime wanted time to consolidate and improve conditions inside Russia. Sir Winston sat slumped in his chair, head down, glasses at nose's end, seeming to nod only to straighten up when prodded by a word or point that interested him. At last he pushed his glasses back into place, and gave his views of the Soviet...
Caldwell emphasized that injuries had increased and were more serious since the two-platoon system was abolished. Raimo agreed with him. Neither coach mentioned that their records had taken a nose-dive since the rule change...
Hurt Cur. Mrs. Heady last week showed no remorse at hearing her confession read in court. She lolled, squinted and smiled, scratched her nose, plucked at her shoulder straps. The next day she was less content. Hall's confession was read, and Bonnie reacted with a hurt-cur look to his frequent references to her being drunk and "again inebriated." Hall said that when he was arrested in St. Louis by Police Lieut. Shoulders and a patrolman, he still had about $592,000 of the $600,000 ransom money. Some $300,000 is still missing...