It really is so nice to get a nod from blog readers.

It holds elections, but more as a nod to modernity than to represent the people s will.

Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

No one was surprised when the party s platform gave a nod to the Gold Standard in its convention in August.

On November 24, 2016, the controversial Child Marriage Restraint Act 2016 was given a nod of approval by the cabinet of Bangladesh.

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

But if the advanced industrial countries that control the Bank refuse to stand by their principles, at least they should give a nod to greater transparency.

And I smile, and I nod, realizing I'm watching women and girls using their own religious traditions and practices, turning them into instruments of opposition and opportunity.

How should we assess the state of transatlantic relations nowadays? With a nod to Wall Street, we can say that the Alliance is up, Europe is flat, and the United States is clearly down.

A nod of the head may be regarded as the minimal form of bow forms of kneeling, genuflection, or prostration which involves the hands or whole body touching the ground, are the next levels of gesture.

This nod from the White House followed the publication of reports that representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai had begun preliminary high level talks regarding a possible coalition government and an agreed timetable for a NATO military withdrawal from Afghanistan.