All love that has not friendship for its base, Is like a mansion built upon the sand. From LearnThat.org. [Ella Wilcox (1850-1919), American poet and journalist.]
Ever go to the hardware store, and buy expensive sand paper? what was the ’sand’ made from?. From Wordnik.com. [Those computer models…] Reference
The most common releasing agent is sand, and hence the term sand moulding. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Well, one day she went to what they call a sand-diviner. From Wordnik.com. ["Fin Tireur" 1905] Reference
Burying one's head in the sand is an equally ineffective tactic. From Wordnik.com. [Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Jacob, playing in sand which is dirty and likely infested with germs. From Wordnik.com. [» Second Babies are Easier Strocel.com] Reference
This sand is absolutely dry to the stern of the Intrepid and no craft could pass through here. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight at Zeebrugge] Reference
Can I tell that this fellow, who shows me the stop watches and shows me marks in the sand is athletic?. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny and a Book] Reference
USATODAY. com - Bjorn's run at victory sinks in sand. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Bjorn's run at victory sinks in sand] Reference
The line in the sand is made manifest by their own words. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows] Reference
Taught the way of its cooking with hot stones in sand pools. From Wordnik.com. [The Acorn-Planter] Reference
The sand is so dry and hard that my wooden shoes ring upon it. From Wordnik.com. [Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese] Reference
"It was like we were running in sand," said Raptors coach Lenny. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Bulls vs. Raptors] Reference
The sand is not as fine and the water is not particularly clear. From Wordnik.com. [PUERTO VALLARTA VERSUS CABO BEACHES] Reference
“The irritant of the sand is needed to make a beautiful pearl”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Confused By ‘Nuclear Option’ Spin, Right-Wingers Claim Obama And Biden Called Reconciliation A ‘Power Grab’] Reference
You may choose to stick you head in sand, but the reality is there. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Only One Republican Federal Lawmaker Has Spoken Out Against Arizona’s Draconian Immigration Law] Reference
Compared to what a mound of sand is capable of, science is special. From Wordnik.com. [Barney Teaches a "Scientific Fact"] Reference
The name sand monitor can be used to describe many different species. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Financial News] Reference
But the way of Xihlahla, we mix in sand, from the river, the Nkomati. From Wordnik.com. [Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique] Reference
Remember, the irritant of the sand is needed to make a beautiful pearl. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Weiner Offends The GOP On House Floor: You’re All ‘Owned’ By The ‘Insurance Industry’!] Reference
Inside this ring of sand is a mighty lagoon studded with coral patches. From Wordnik.com. [Mauki] Reference
That photograph was taken at about half tide and you see the sand is wet. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight at Zeebrugge] Reference
Jana Novotna - How much sand is left in the hourglass of Novotna's career?. From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
Giacomo has a head in the sand, is somehow a victim, and has no accountability. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Cheney’s tax return] Reference
Perhaps, Mitchell thought, there was hope for a career in sand-castles after all. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Formalist, or W.J.T. Mitchell as Romantic Dinosaur] Reference
A sun half-veiled in sand-dust shone on pale meadows, sandy flats, grey wind-mills. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting France] Reference
Sometimes that grain of sand is a whole world; sometimes that one man is a multitude. From Wordnik.com. [Unlocking Language: Self-Similarity in Blake's _Jerusalem_.] Reference
It is poured into molds that are hand-sculpted in sand, resulting in intriguing textures. From Wordnik.com. [Shining Mexican pewter displayed on the walls is enticing. Different from true pewter, Mexican pewter is primarily aluminum. It is poured into molds that are hand-sculpted in sand, resulting in intriguing textures. © Julia Taylor, 2008] Reference
Work crews dredged mud, gravel and sand from the bottom of the lake and piled it up on shore. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph B. Treaster: Florida Lake: Could It Kill Again?] Reference
"The sand is smaller than a blood cell, as close to nothing as you can get but it still exists.". From Wordnik.com. [Meet the best new artists in Britain] Reference
A seawall was built, the seawater was pumped out and sand from the Mississippi River was pumped in. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 22, 2006] Reference
Adorable even when his entire self is covered in sand from being buried, several times, at the beach. From Wordnik.com. [2009 August « Bodhicitta] Reference
The fact that this judge didn't tell the govt to look at the facts and go pound sand is really a shame. From Wordnik.com. [Video Topic: Freedom Under Fire?] Reference
He was running hard in sand and the pain mounted, but he told himself, 'Don't pass out, I can't pass out.'. From Wordnik.com. [October 2006 glimpses] Reference
Not far from this spot, we saw people the other day digging for water, standing in sand up to their chests. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderlustress:] Reference
Hundreds of bluegills crowd the shoreline at this time, building easily seen saucer-shaped beds in sand or gravel bottoms. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Tactics for Big Bluegill from Field and Stream's John Merwin] Reference
This means you walk far back from the waterline, to where the sand is broiling hot, ducking low and looking for shadows in the surf. From Wordnik.com. [Baja: Fishing's Final Frontier] Reference
(Not all contributions can be used; UK mobiles only; network rates apply) 0742: Ah, it turns out "rising sand" is code for sandstorm. From Wordnik.com. [BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content] Reference
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