Noun : to pay court to the king.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to court the rich. ,to court disaster by reckless driving.    From Dictionary.com. 

Both started off as awesome candidates for long term courting potential.    From Wordnik.com.  [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference

But the courting is very different from the courting of the white people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life Among The Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims] Reference

The Germans were, therefore, engaged actively in courting favour with that Movement all over the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Israel Politics Circa 1947] Reference

Now, this does not mean the government should disband its current initiatives in courting the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let's Stop Shooting Ourselves in the Foot] Reference

Orlando can begin courting free agents Saturday and hopes to have Duncan and Hill in Central Florida as early as this weekend.    From Wordnik.com.  [NBA draft 2000] Reference

OGUNNAIKE: Also, and the idea of courting controversy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2008] Reference

The two then spent the next 24 months courting, which is somehow different than dating.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clog] Reference

At the notion of courting in that off-hand, general style, both my husband and I laughed doubtingly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems] Reference

The Irishman is very good to his wife, although the courting is a matter of business, as I have shown.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent] Reference

Cameron and Brown’s courting is predictable and hypocritical, we are not identical to either party as Clegg rightly points out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clegg takes the right line on Labour/Tory courting… « My Political Ramblings…] Reference

Remember, they toyed with the idea of courting Plaxico Burress and also tried to trade for Broncos WR Brandon Marshall, another headache.    From Wordnik.com.  [NY Daily News] Reference

Yet she criticizes the same media that she's "courting"??.    From Wordnik.com.  [Start spreading the news: Palin in New York] Reference

I'm going to start "courting" her to be my thesis adviser.    From Wordnik.com.  [MA Class, Eragon (part 3), and Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception] Reference

Some people might call this "courting", but I count it has "pandering"!.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain courts Hispanic voters] Reference

Inside, his blood was simmering at the thought of another man "courting" his wife.    From Wordnik.com.  [Temptation's Price]

It is "courting," par excellence, without the hampering of clothes or conventionality of any kind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise] Reference

They also have "courting" practices that amount to more than one male working together and forcing a female against her will.    From Wordnik.com.  ["What one's sin is, means it's missing the mark. It's missing the bull's eye, the perfect point."] Reference

Please point out how this is "courting" to attend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patterico's Pontifications] Reference

My intent, with the word "courting" is this - I want to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blisstree] Reference

So then, a prominent business school is "courting" McGuire?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Care Renewal] Reference

»Iran offers 'courting' diplomas in bid to cut divorce rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily Star > Politics]

In this scenario, cynical politicians are forever 'courting'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

I did her for my first time in her bedroom after 3 days of "courting".    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

Daily Mail, United and City are both "courting" the Juventus defender.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Post: Latest] Reference

They only knew each other for about six months, and were only 'courting'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Over the Sliprails] Reference

Other schools are at risk as well by 'courting' Wall via Facebook including UNC, Duke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim] Reference

Medina reportedly got the axe because Mariah found out that he was "courting" former client.    From Wordnik.com.  [Socialite Life] Reference

It's the kind of courting a man who isn't much does -- that is, I guess it's the kind, but the Princess understands.    From Wordnik.com.  [How It Happened] Reference

Are we oppressing Muslims by putting them in jail if they have "child pornography" or if they are "courting" a young girl?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Blogging, the usually awkward and uncomfortable 'courting' period with new clients is effectively eliminated from the process.    From Wordnik.com.  [ActiveRain Real Estate Network] Reference

"courting" flutes in Formosa and Peru, and Catlin tells of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University] Reference

"courting" his former client (and reported Mimi rival) Jennifer Lopez.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog] Reference