An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. From LearnThat.org. [Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)]
Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
pound the cows so they don't stray. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The locks pound the water of the canal. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Results have shown sustained weightloss comparable to dieting clubs but £pound for lb pound it's far cheaper. From Wordnik.com. [Releases feed from RealWire] Reference
The very best kind of cake, in my experience, is the simplest; a richly flavored quatre quarts, what we call pound cake. From Wordnik.com. [Why Fancy Cakes Can Taste So Crummy] Reference
Secondly, a pound is no longer worth about three dollars. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Stripe:] Reference
The Tracer Braid comes in pound-tests ranging from 15 to 80. From Wordnik.com. [Berkley FireLine Tracer Braid] Reference
This time, I did a freakin 'pound of bacon for a fifth of vodka. From Wordnik.com. [Bacon Vodka] Reference
Cakes with fat are sponge cakes or a variant we call pound cake. From Wordnik.com. [Ratio] Reference
A pound is free to travel to safety, and we are free to watch it go. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Little Bee by Chris Cleave] Reference
Price per pound is vastly less -- even with this worse case scenario. From Wordnik.com. [Proponents of DIRECT Offer Rebuttal to NASA's Analysis - NASA Watch] Reference
The pound is on a par with the English pound and is in the sterling area. From Wordnik.com. [Cyprus1966!] Reference
The word pound was the money-name given to an actual pound weight of silver. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics] Reference
To lose such a daughter and eight thousand pound is more than her head can bear. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54)] Reference
Serves 4 if you really love Brussels since a pound is equivalent to 50 one-inchers. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
He told MPs that scrapping the pound is now the Government's longer-term policy objective. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-13] Reference
On Monday, I was 229 pounds – up one pound from the previous week and down 17 from baseline. From Wordnik.com. [Week 8] Reference
The pound is also at its weakest level against the euro since the currency was created in 1999. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
The original ones began with one pound each of flour, butter, sugar and eggs, thus the name pound cake. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News-Record] Reference
The near-term pound strength came as the market is pricing in an end to U.K. quantitative easing policy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Then I called our pound now renamed some unmemorable piece of bureaucratic puffery, and the dog was removed. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, doggies!] Reference
In a former life Lesley used to get a penny a pound from the Turkish kebab industry boning lamb breasts with three cuts. From Wordnik.com. [Londonist] Reference
Another example: Stephen recalls that he has borrowed a pound from the poet and writer George Russell, who styles himself "A.E.". From Wordnik.com. ['Ulysses' in Chinese] Reference
Soak a pound of cream of wheat in enough water to cover it. From Wordnik.com. [The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan] Reference
Apparently, I'm not the FIRST to call the pound on these dogs. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
I do NOT call the pound on EVERY SINGLE DOG I see running loose. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
The possession of a pound was a sign of dignity for the village. From Wordnik.com. [Vanishing England] Reference
From eight to twelve to the pound are the best size for planting. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Use the hashtag pound, HaitiCNN so that we can find your requests. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2010] Reference
The best for baking are the large late ones, commonly called pound pears. From Wordnik.com. [Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches] Reference
In trade-weighted terms the pound still is more than 20% off its 2007 peak. From Wordnik.com. [Sterling's Good Run] Reference
A neighbor spotted her and called the pound, and it seems I showed up just in time. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Paul 2012 | Campaign for Liberty at the Daily Paul] Reference
This will make a dividend of six shillings in the pound, which is presently to be paid. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford] Reference
The DI, euro and the pound are the only contracts where the specs have long position in the. From Wordnik.com. [FXstreet.com] Reference
They are also selling the meat by the pound, which is processed by a USDA certified butcher. From Wordnik.com. [News/local from www.dailyamerican.com] Reference
And it ` s funny there ` s a system out there called pound and three numbers and three letters. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2007] Reference
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