Toft

A green knoll was also called Toft (Scand.), whence Langtoft, and the name was used later for a homestead.

The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

Arreguín-Toft was analyzing conflicts in which one side was at least ten times as powerful — in terms of armed might and population — as its opponent, and even in those lopsided contests the underdog won almost a third of the time.

Substituting Effort for Ability matociquala 2009

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An Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets: see the Mary Toft collection online 2009

Explore's managing director, Ashley Toft, said: The prompt reintroduction of tourism is one of the best ways to support a country that has experienced difficulties.

The Middle East: to go or not to go? 2011

Mary Toft became known as the Surrey Rabbit Breeder, based on the account that after a series of miscarriages, she began to give birth to rabbits

An Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets: see the Mary Toft collection online 2009

The political scientist Ivan Arreguín-Toft recently looked at every war fought in the past two hundred years between strong and weak combatants.

Substituting Effort for Ability matociquala 2009

Harvard's Monica Duffy Toft argues that the NTC must "open up the political system, recognizing that a good number of former government officials were aligned with the Qaddafi government only to secure their livelihood and that many of them possess the needed expertise to ensure that Libya is governed effectively and efficiently" CSMonitor.

Toni Johnson: Libya's Nervous Changing of the Guard Toni Johnson 2011

The Wellcome Library holds a comprehensive collection of early printed works concerning the notorious case of Mary Toft, a woman who claimed to give birth to rabbits.

An Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets: see the Mary Toft collection online 2009

What happened, Arreguín-Toft wondered, when the underdogs likewise acknowledged their weakness and chose an unconventional strategy?

Substituting Effort for Ability matociquala 2009

In November 1726, a woman named Mary Toft was at the center of a public debate that included some eminent physicians of the day.

An Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets: see the Mary Toft collection online 2009