Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing.    From LearnThat.org.  [Lao Tzu Source: The Hua Hu Ching, (47)]

The art of making flowers out of beads is many centuries old.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grave Vintage | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference

I did buy some nice jade beads from a lady selling on the street.    From Wordnik.com.  [XL.] Reference

The snowman was made from two tin beads used to calibrate electron microscope astigmatism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Arthur made no repsonse to her embrace, but the perspiration stood out in beads on his forehead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Second Chance] Reference

And I'm thinking I might do the sea in beads rather than fibres, but again, we'll see what it wants when I get there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference

 I used some of the same beads from the front for the rear cover, but not too many, as the beading is extremely time consuming.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Beaded Blue December Book] Reference

Just as our ancestors traded in beads and Lenny in Strange Days traded in clips I could see markets emerging for the trade in Beeds.    From Wordnik.com.  [I think Dave Winer is looking for Beeds] Reference

(why yes, i still have beads from a certain party in 2004).    From Wordnik.com.  [somi.] Reference

I realized that the design of the beads was the sun rising.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]

Katy I have some word beads from charity shop bead bags, lol!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Birdbrains & Triptychs] Reference

It was a hot day, and sweat rolled off his bald head in beads.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Safe] Reference

Making jewelry out of my beads was a natural and unplanned progression.    From Wordnik.com.  [HS Blog - Homeschool Blog] Reference

The arranging and rearranging of her beads was a frequent and enjoyable labor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mary, Mary] Reference

Ought she to tell him the beads were her mother's and that her mother prized them dearly?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red-Robin] Reference

Since the jojoba beads are a wax, the hot melt and pour soap can easily turn them into liquid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jojoba Display at Otion] Reference

Playing with her beads was a way of covering her scrawny neck and calling attention to her legs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beard] Reference

I haven’t made any suggestions at all (except to suggest that shiny beads is no way to run an economy).    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Efficient Markets Hypothesis Rhetoric] Reference

Incarnaculum?) that are bandied about like beads from a bag of tropes strung together with a knotted string of sentences.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #25 edited by Gardner Dozois] Reference

If I have time (and inclination) I may add some beads in some of the grid spaces - if I have black and white beads, that is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Basket case] Reference

Egyptian beads and scarabs of the eighteenth dynasty, and on one of the beads are the name and title of "the royal wife Teie.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Patriarchal Palestine] Reference

The beads were a nuisance, for they were very small, and I had to sift every cubic centimeter to make sure I had not missed any.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Curse of the Pharaohs]

One of the beads was a sort of cabouchon shape that had been made on the mandrel and I have been trying to decide how best to use it.    From Wordnik.com.  [thing-a-day 2010] Reference

If you doubt us just ask him about Bella’s St. Jude’s bracelet and you will get a whole lesson in beads, pictures, stringing etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twilight Lexicon » Jacob Black Barbie Design Flaw] Reference

It can be taken a step further by adding materials such as beads, shells, metals, and jewelry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quilts Are Forever] Reference

The school suspended Raymond under the "beads" ban, but think about the other vague terms used in this dress code.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jordan Sekulow: Protecting Students' Rights to Religious Expression] Reference

To be sure, the women on this chain, as they were merely free women, had only been referred to, in rude humor, as "beads" and not "jewels.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Magicians of Gor]

It is ivory in color with lots of red "beads" into the thick, creamy formula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

Embellishments for rim on pan, such as beads, rhinestones, buttons (optional).    From Wordnik.com. Reference

For education purposes, many wooden toys such as beads, mazes and puzzles are used.    From Wordnik.com.  [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference

At the same time, I noticed the tiny red "beads" and had no idea what these were about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

"beads" and retained a beanbag-like consistency, the SumoSac is totally different.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yanko Design] Reference