The poet assures us that "stone walls do not a prison make," but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the moral instructor is no garden of sweets. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)]
stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Her face was as hard as stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He must have a heart of stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He wanted a special stone to mark the site. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Hi Riana, my baking "stone" is actually made out of clay. From Wordnik.com. [Recipe: Rosemary Bread (Ψωμί με Δενδρολίβανο)] Reference
Beneath it was written, "Whoso can draw me from this stone is the rightful king of Britain.". From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
A pizza stone is a flat stone/unglazed ceramic tile that helps in creating a crisp crunchy pizza crust. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
But tautai - taora, in combination, means "stone-fishing," for a stone is the instrument that is thrown. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
It is, beneath all, a language so sweet as to make of the English word "stone" three syllables: pi-ea-tra. From Wordnik.com. [Vittorio, The Vampire]
The builders 'rejecting of the stone is the same with the husbandmen's abusing of the son that was sent to them. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Sometimes at this point, guys can get what we call stone blind from looking at the pile too long - they just can't find the right piece. From Wordnik.com. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News] Reference
"It's not something etched in stone," Little said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American League East] Reference
Seriously, this man stone is our greatest filmmaker. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Stone's W Completes Casting, Starts Filming « FirstShowing.net] Reference
"Nothing is set in stone," McClatchy told USA TODAY. From Wordnik.com. [Bonds expected to hear boos from Fenway Faithful] Reference
It isn't set in stone that the novel is the ideal way to go. From Wordnik.com. [The Cheap eBook Revolution: What's your Dream Price for eBooks?] Reference
Those decisions are usually set in stone by the time the season starts. From Wordnik.com. [To keep your fantasy league lively, dump status quo] Reference
Beneath my scrawling, the wall begins to sizzle and the stone is falling away. From Wordnik.com. [ASTRUM EXURO • by Rhiannon Morgan] Reference
"It's not etched in stone that Tiger will play all five matches," said Strange. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. fights back in afternoon, trails by one] Reference
The operations of handling and transporting are together known as stone haulage. From Wordnik.com. [3. HANDLING THE BLOCKS] Reference
These estimates are not carved in stone and the variation in them is significant. From Wordnik.com. [About: Blinded by Science] Reference
You drop a few articles and insist they contain stone-cold evidence of your claim. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Church Uses Marquee To Speak Out Against Beck: ‘Sorry Mr Beck, Jesus Preached Social Justice’] Reference
The commandment was written in stone, engraved in the concrete slab of the driveway. From Wordnik.com. [ENTER NOT • by Kevin Jewell] Reference
Plus, NO price guide is written in stone-they all can be changed on a moments notice. From Wordnik.com. [COIN PRICING GUIDES – Commentary by Laura Sperber : Coin Collecting News] Reference
We're not etching anything in stone, but Rickey will be playing the next several days. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American League East] Reference
Better tell that to “elbruce” cause he already has this poll etched in stone …. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Poll Confirms Massachusetts Election Was Not A Rejection Of Health Care Reform] Reference
Consumer behavior is not set in stone, it evolves with the times and the circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [conventional wisdom] Reference
The two party system is about as etched in stone as the 24 hour cycle of the sun and moon. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Casts a Larger Shadow (Convention) - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
We have already seen that the timeline is not set in stone and that things can be changed. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes Season 2 Officially Sucks] Reference
Bradford: These estimates are not carved in stone and the variation in them is significant. From Wordnik.com. [About: Blinded by Science] Reference
So if we don't think the stone is going to make it to its destination, we'll start sweeping. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. Olympian Jamie Johnson out to show that curling rocks] Reference
"It has kind of been set in stone — that's how we have to play to be effective," Torres said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Cupline: NHL takes time to get replay review correct] Reference
DiCaprio's Appian Way will produce, although a production schedule hasn't been set in stone yet. From Wordnik.com. [Leonardo DiCaprio Cast as Nolan Bushnell in Atari « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Oh, and since when was that 60-vote requirement etched in stone or written into the constitution?. From Wordnik.com. [Winners and Losers: Election 2010] Reference
He quickly learns that the stone is no gem - it is the egg of a dragon, long-thought to be extinct. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Eragon by Christopher Paolini] Reference
"This game is about putting your name in stone and sealing your legacy as a team," Pennington said. From Wordnik.com. [NFL - National Football League - Green Bay vs. N.Y. Jets] Reference
It is curious that the large stone sledge-hammers now in use are not called by the name stone-hammers, but by a distinct word. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868] Reference
Cube considered the gifts, then put the name stone in the purse and tucked the purse in her waistband where the pouch had been. From Wordnik.com. [Cube Route]
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