They were already prepared to release those two idiots as soon as they could get even a symbolic kowtow from the imperialists. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Jong Il pardons and orders release of 2 U.S. journalists] Reference
Somehow, the word kowtow just fits. From Wordnik.com. [New Jersey Real-Time News] Reference
I would like to compliment #2 for a most cromulent use of the word 'kowtow'. From Wordnik.com. [Center for American Progress Action Fund] Reference
Only now, in the rush of 'modern progress,' is the doffing of the hat taking the place of the 'kowtow'. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of China] Reference
Should it be assumed that I exhibit Chinese mannerisms simply because I used the word "kowtow" just now?. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
To try to kowtow to this very important contingent. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2008] Reference
STEIN: ... to the powers -- they will kowtow to the media. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: What's So Funny About Election 2000? - September 29, 2000] Reference
No. And the good ones don't want you to kowtow to them either. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2007] Reference
KING: So, therefore, Jamal, should he just not kowtow to them?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2008] Reference
In fact, if society would just kowtow to my controlling ways. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
He's not going to bend or kowtow to any type of, you know, naysayer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2008] Reference
It was a good thing she was not a queen; he would have had to kowtow. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
Mal saw himself trashing the Irishman, making him eat orders and kowtow. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Nowhere]
And exhort economic blackmail on those who didn't kowtow to their wishes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2007] Reference
Following instructions set to haunting music, people kowtow to the statue. From Wordnik.com. [China's Leaders Harness Folk Religion For Their Aims] Reference
They didn't kowtow to this "draw-land" game, but they could play draw poker. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
Poor folk kowtow to their creditors, the rich hire lawyers to stare them down. From Wordnik.com. [The High Price Of Protest] Reference
“I kowtow because you give me the hugest fantastical great face on earth.”. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
The kowtow wave has been perfected, and the king's procession has reached Anna. From Wordnik.com. [Making A Modern Day 'King And I'] Reference
For many of them, the natural posture when dealing with Beijing was the kowtow. From Wordnik.com. [Fingers Crossed For China] Reference
Here, crowds of women in lucky red clothes burn incense and kowtow at the altar. From Wordnik.com. [China's Leaders Harness Folk Religion For Their Aims] Reference
"He said he didn't need to go down there and kowtow to Perot," says one senior aide. From Wordnik.com. [A Pilgrimage To Perot] Reference
I guess I just don't kowtow to anybody, Larry, and I sort of stayed in the background. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2004] Reference
Euphrates that so many should automatically kowtow to him with such unfailing ritual precision. From Wordnik.com. [Si'Wren of the Patriarchs] Reference
His attitude never became demanding or imperious, nor did he kowtow to government functionaries. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
So the -- as the women in a kind of marriage like this, they either have to kowtow to everything. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009] Reference
Those beneath them must show deference, kowtow before them, and offer them all sorts of goods and favors. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Jails Used To Enforce China's 'Hidden Rules'] Reference
There is surely something admirable in this refusal to kowtow to the demands of industrialised production. From Wordnik.com. [The golden goose] Reference
All this while sticking to the promise that the company won't kowtow to Wall Street's demands for quarterly results. From Wordnik.com. [Living by Google Rules] Reference
"Real courage would be to read the Constitution as it should be read and not kowtow" to liberal jurists and columnists. From Wordnik.com. [THE NOMINEE: ROBERTS AT THE REVOLUTION] Reference
Their support drove the surprising come-from-behind election of President Roh, who promised not to kowtow to Washington. From Wordnik.com. [AN ARMY ADRIFT] Reference
The kowtow wave has been perfected, and the king's procession has reached Anna, where the only lines of the day are spoken. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Treatment] Reference
What is clear from these memos is that Alito believes in a strong president with -- who does not have to kowtow to Congress. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2005] Reference
If India wishes to be considered a great power, it needs to display a greater degree of independence and not kowtow to Beijing. From Wordnik.com. [Why India Must Stand Up to China] Reference
Koizumi's insistence on visiting Yasukuni reflects a growing refusal among ordinary Japanese to kowtow to foreign sensitivities. From Wordnik.com. [A Very Lonely Japan] Reference
As head of Creative Artists Agency, he was once the most feared man in Hollywood; now he's learning to kowtow, much to their pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Clash Of The Titans?] Reference
All this while sticking to the promise that the company won't kowtow to Wall Street's demands for financial guidance on a quarterly basis. From Wordnik.com. [LIVING BY GOOGLE RULES] Reference
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