It is believed that the Kish Airline Fokker-50, travelling from the Iranian island, Kish, landed nose-first.

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What comes out of the nose often grosses out first-timers, but users say the relief outweighs the revulsion, and they get used to it.

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Fido, made by privately held Nomadics of Stillwater, Oklahoma, is the first device ready to go nose-to-nose with a hound.

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His first rocket plane flight in the Bell X-1B experienced a nose gear failure on landing.

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Turin's passion led him to write the first-ever perfume guide, a kind of Zagat's for the nose.

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World number four Murray made a blistering start as he took a 5-0 lead in the first set with his Argentine opponent needing treatment for a nose bleed.

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We want to fly nose-down, explains United President John Edwardson, referring to loading up the front seats with more first-class and business-class travelers.

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Come evening first-class passengers repair for cocktails to the dome car's snub-nose lounge, where, as they sip Canadian Club or Canadian microbrews and graze on smoked salmon and foie gras, they can visit with one another and enjoy the waning light.

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Orb was only McGaughey's third Preakness starter, and first since 1989 when Easy Goer, also a 3-5 favorite, lost by a nose to Sunday Silence.

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