• The traditional crib that can still be found in many homes is France's only nod to the spiritual side of Christmas.

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  • Norman clearly enjoys the only nod to opera on the new disc, a jazzed-up version of the "Habanera" from Bizet's Carmen.

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  • At the other end, Santa Cruz almost had the better of England goalkeeper Foster but he could only nod the ball on to the bar.

    BBC: Dunn tackles Bowyer at Ewood Park

  • Soon after, Diouf sent over a lovely cross from the left that was begging to be headed in, but Murphy could only nod straight at Reina.

    BBC: Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool

  • Firstly, a corner from the left reached the back post where an unmarked Sane could only nod wide from four yards, before Wendel's bullet-like header moments later forced a magnificent one-handed save from Lloris.

    BBC: Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (agg: 2-3)

  • The player on loan from Tottenham lashed over from 30 yards and then set up Roger Johnson with a teasing cross from the right but the defender could only nod wastefully wide from six yards.

    BBC: Birmingham 2-2 Manchester City

  • "You guys really got hammered, " the FEMA representative said to Mr. Snyder, who could only manage a nod.

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  • There is good reason to be concerned that practicing the broad export of MSKCC-inspired clinical algorithms, which may sometimes appear to have been developed with only a passing nod to compelling clinical evidence and near disdain for fiscal restraint, could be a bit too much like having shopping algorithms inspired by the Kardashians.

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  • For the vast majority of films up for Academy Awards on Sunday night, an Oscar nod means only a small bump in box office earnings.

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  • In a further nod to stamina, we only took into account pitchers with at least 150 innings.

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  • The turnaround was completed on the stroke of half-time when Noble's curling free-kick was parried by Kirkland, only for Kovac to run in and nod the rebound into the empty net.

    BBC: West Ham 3-2 Wigan

  • But only half are likely to be given the nod.

    ECONOMIST: Please go quietly

  • Since then, Morocco, with a French and American nod, has proposed autonomy as the only solution.

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  • Konkola stadium, the only alternative venue, is yet to receive a Fifa nod after a stampede that claimed 12 lives in June after a Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo.

    BBC: Chris Katongo celebrates scoring for Zambia

  • Beauty and the Beast also earned a nod in 1991 at a time when there were only five movies up for Best Picture.

    FORBES: Can Disney Score a Best Picture Oscar for 'Toy Story 3'?

  • The line chefs chopping up eggplant, give him a nod as he walks over to another blue barrel, only this one is half full with used cooking oil.

    NPR: Biodiesel Enthusiasts Battle for Used Fry Oil

  • Not only is Hollings angry that his candidate didn't get the nod, but sources say he is also miffed about how the White House handled the process of making the final decision.

    CNN: AllPolitics - Clinton Settles On New FCC Chairman Nominee

  • And sometimes, Broadway takes a lesson from Washington: Earlier this year, the producers of Avenue Q decided to have some fun and "campaign" for the Best Musical nod with posters and buttons, and even a new only-on-DVD sketch sent out to Tony voters.

    NPR: Musical Politics for the GOP Convention

  • Only 13% of CIOs said tablets would displace desktop computers, likely a nod to the highly mobile nature of tablets compared to desktops, as well as the limitations of tablets as productive work devices.

    FORBES: What CIOs Really Think About Tablets

  • The high profile elevation of Salman Khurshid as the new foreign minister - only the third Muslim to hold the position since Independence - is a deft nod to Congress's faith in India's plurality.

    BBC: What does the India government reshuffle mean?

  • The only other change from the Grand Slam win in Wales sees Paddy Wallace get the nod ahead of Gordon D'Arcy to partner Brian O'Driscoll at centre.

    BBC: Prop Healy wins first Ireland cap

  • Devaney produced the cross of his life from out wide on the right and Foster rose highest to nod the ball past the flailing figure of Charles Itandje, who could only help it into the net.

    BBC: Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley

  • In a nod to its concerned-parents origins, the JDRF is said to be the only large single-illness nonprofit to use a 100% lay board to help review grant proposals.

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  • With the recent inception of HelloGiggles into the online world, one can only hope that other girls take note and begin creating their own sites with excellent content as a nod to the big sister that taught them what they needed to know.

    FORBES: How Great Word Of Mouth Went Above And Beyond For HelloGiggles

  • Sure, in a nod to environmentalists, this spring Obama said he'd support coal-to-liquid subsidies only if the fuel could be created with 20% lower carbon dioxide emissions than petroleum-based fuels. (The greens complain that coal-based fuel and the process that makes it produce twice as much carbon dioxide as conventional fuel.) But he still voted for Tester's amendment, which included the 20% emissions requirement, but wasn't fully supported by the Democratic leadership.

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