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Nimrod
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Nimrod a skilful hunter, from the name of the great-grandson of Noah, traditional founder of the Babylonian dynasty, described in Genesis as ‘a mighty hunter before the Lord’. The Hebrew name Nimrōd, literally ‘let us rebel’ or ‘we will rebel’, is probably a distortion of the name of the Mesopotamian war-god
Ninurta, a mighty hunter and warrior.
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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NIMROD'S MYSTERIOUS ALLURE.(General News)(A small town's quirky name stirs theories about the moniker's genesis)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 10/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard NIMROD - If it's taunts you seek, Oregon has...name alone. But, oh, what a name. Nimrod. "Dummy. Idiot. Stupid," laughed...to take their picture under the 'Nimrod' sign." Is this what Nimrod's founders...
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Nimrods exceeded planned flying hours for 2 years before fatal crash
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...introduction of the new Nimrod." An MoD spokesman last night conceded that the Nimrods are flying more and more...The capabilities of the Nimrod and the requirement to...RAF Kinloss in Moray. Nimrod aircraft date from 1964...The average age of the Nimrods is 36 and the oldest...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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The Nimrods are not good enough; REVEALED DEFENCE CHIEFS' SECRET VERDICT AFTER SPY PLANE INFERNO EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 8/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...of 14 died when a Nimrod MR2 was engulfed...Andrew Walker said Nimrods had "never been...Replacing the Nimrods would be a major...the first revamped Nimrod would not have been...decision to keep using Nimrods. He said: "If...confidence in the Nimrod aircraft, we would...
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Nimrod Workman: remembering a force of nature.
Magazine article from: Sing Out!; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Sparky Rucker recalled meeting Nimrod Workman for the first time in the early...retired miners could get health benefits. Nimrod was among those rallying support for those...his hand, Workman said, "My name's Nimrod it's from the Bible." "It was an...
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Nimrod MRA4 still in trouble.(Contract structure for Nimrod MRA4 maritime-patrol-aircraft will be changed)
Magazine article from: Journal of Electronic Defense; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...to the contract structure for both the Nimrod MRA4 maritime-patrol-aircraft and...research and development phase of the Nimrod upgrade program will now be split from...will rebuild only three aircraft to the Nimrod MRA4 version, with another 15 to be rebuilt...
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From Nimrod To Ancient African World Powers
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 2/27/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...almanacs is the world's first ruler, Nimrod. Before Cyrus the great, before Moses...world's first post-deluge empire, and Nimrod, the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah was its founder. Nimrod's appearance in the Bible is very brief...
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 "Sunday Business (London, England)")
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BAE's [pound]300m Nimrod fiasco.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Business (London, England); 1/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...potential for problems. Nimrod is an elderly aircraft...1980s a plan to use Nimrods as airborne early...with a scheme called Nimrod 2000; the existing 21 Nimrod airframes would be...make the renovated Nimrods the most advanced submarine...
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Crews afraid to fly Nimrod, claims widow
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 5/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...year tour of duty on Nimrods. Ex-pilot Bob Hellyer said: "I believe the Nimrod is not unsafe as an aeroplane...intelligence-gathering Nimrod fleet operating over...commander of the SAS, said Nimrods were essential. "Troops...the ground do need the Nimrod to do their job and get...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Nimrods are 'unsafe to fly' says coroner; Government refuses call to ground fleet.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 5/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...Martin Breakell, BAE's chief Nimrod engineer, on the engineer...said the oversight meant Nimrods should not have been passed...about increased fuel leaks on Nimrods - another "serious failure...CAPTION(S): UNDER ATTACK A Nimrod aircraft at RAF Kinloss. A...
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Nimrods Forever! Not all schools preach an anti-sportsmen message.(Snap Shots)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Life; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...000 in T-shirts and Nimrod memorabilia in just a...who would cheer for the Nimrods?" Local hunters, that's who, because "Nimrod" was the name of a biblical...however, the word "nimrod" has also come to mean...they were proud to be Nimrods," Peterson says. Deer...
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Nimrod
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Nimrod. 9th ( adagio ) of Elgar's Enigma Variations . So called because it is...of Elgar's friend A. J. Jaeger (Jäger is Ger. for hunter: Nimrod was ‘mighty hunter’ in Old Testament). Enshrines a...
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Ndebele, (Nimrod) Njabulo S(imakahle)
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
NDEBELE, (Nimrod) Njabulo S(imakahle) Nationality: South African. Born: Ladysmith, Natal Province, South Africa, 12 October 1913. Education...
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Nintrod
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Nintrod According to Jewish legend, Nimrod was a powerful king of a land called Shinar...authority. The only direct mention of Nimrod in the Bible calls him "a mighty hunter...Hebrew god Yahweh. The clothing gave Nimrod power over all animals and made him invincible...
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Jones, Gwyneth A(nn)
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...Shadow on the Stairs. (as Ann Halam). N.p., n.d. The NIMROD Conspiracy. (as Ann Halam). N.p. 1999. Fiction for Children...Powerhouse, Crying in the Dark, The Shadow on the Stairs, and The NIMROD Conspiracy. Jones's "Inland" series, composed of The Daymaker...
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Jaeger, August (Johannes)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...Elgar, their correspondence having since been pubd. Immortalized in Elgar's Enigma Variations as ‘Nimrod’ (Nimrod in the Bible was a hunter; Jäger = hunter in Ger.). To say, as is sometimes committed to print...
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