It was an attempt to flatter the Babylonians by giving them a king of their own, while at the same time keeping the supreme power in Assyrian hands. "Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations" by Archibald Sayce

It's a little bigger than ours, and it's a little flatter on top. "Project Hush" by Philip Klass

But you needn't flatter yourself much over that sort of attention, I can tell you. "The Privet Hedge" by J. E. Buckrose