curry+favor+with
111Ur — one of the most important cities of ancient Sumeria and Mesopotamia, both in its own time and to modern archaeologists and historians. Ur (modern Tell al Muqayyar) was originally located on the Euphrates River in what is now southeastern Iraq …
112BITBURG CONTROVERSY — The Bitburg Controversy of 1985 constituted one of the most acrimonious confrontations between any U.S. administration and the American Jewish community. At stake was the planned visit by U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan in the company of West… …
113Foundation's Fear — Infobox Book | name = Foundation s Fear title orig = translator = image caption = The Second Foundation Trilogy: Foundation s Fear author = Benford, Gregory illustrator = cover artist = J.P. Targete country = United States language = English… …
114James E. Norris — (December 10, 1879 – December 4, 1952) was a Canadian American businessman, operating companies in the grain and cattle industries, and owner of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He also had significant ownership interests in… …
115Dean Cromwell — Dean Bartlett Cromwell (September 20, 1879 August 3, 1962), nicknamed Maker of Champions , was an American athletic coach in multiple sports, principally at the University of Southern California. He was the head coach of the USC track team from… …
116brownnose — brown·nose or brown nose (brounʹnōz ) tr.v. Informal brown·nosed, brown·nos·ing, brown·nos·es To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on. [From the image of an obsequious person whose nose becomes soiled in kissing the rump of someone …
117Dumar Aljure — Born 1928 Died April 5, 1968 Nationality Colombian Occupation Bandit, political figure, guerrilla fighter Dumar Aljure (1928 April 5, 1968) was a Colombian guerrilla fighter, bandit, and political figure …
118Oklahoma Central Railroad (1914–1942) — Oklahoma Central Railroad Dates of operation 1914–1942 Predecessor Oklahoma Central Railway Successor Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe The Oklahoma Central Railroad, (OCR) earlier the Oklahoma Central Railway, was a railroad operating in the U.S.… …
119insinuate — v 1. intimate, suggest, infer, imply, hint, Inf. give to understand, Inf. put a bug in [s.o. s] ear; clue, Inf. tip off, cue, prompt; whisper, breathe; allude to, advert, refer, indicate. 2.(all artfully) infuse, inject, interject, instill,… …
120romance — n 1. fiction, novel, story, tale, narrative; love story, torrid romance; fairy tale, heroic epic, legend, science fiction, fantasy, Western, spy thriller, Inf. thriller; Gothic novel, horror story, ghost story, Inf. spine tingler. 2. invention,… …
