Democrats, meanwhile, have focused on currying support from Missouri's growing Latino and loyal African-American populations.

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Gentle nudging and currying favour aren't areas in which Mr Summers is likely to excel.

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MEPs from spending time currying favour at home, rather than working to advance Britain's agenda in Europe.

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Jones, a Republican running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012, has been currying favor with deep-pocket industry contributors.

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Mr Clarke said 21st century governments were "totally obsessed" with newspapers but he thought "currying favour" with the press was a waste of time.

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Today, however, network computers are making a comeback as "thin clients, " and are currying favor with corporate customers worried about the escalating cost of maintaining large PC pools.

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Rome is jockeying to play the role of peacemaker by participating in the coalition while not seeming overly eager to oust Gadhafi, currying favor with both the coalition and Gadhafi.

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Currying favors with subordinates is alien to military leadership.

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Neighbouring Egypt, which long sought to impede South Sudan's quest for independence ostensibly because of fears over the White Nile's headwaters, is now also currying favour with offers of educational and technical aid.

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McCain has been currying favor with conservatives.

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