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  • Sifting is part of the ritual of baking, one of those traditions passed from generation to generation without anyone really asking why.

    Food for Fort: Chelsea buns, grating horseradish and a pastry rebel Matthew Fort 2010

  • "Sifting," winnowing baskets, and trays are round or triangular.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks 2008

  • Acorn and Seed Meal Winnowing, "Sifting" Baskets, and Trays.

    Netvouz - new bookmarks 2008

  • Sifting through a host of studies on learning style, they found no study that proved conclusively that a teaching approach that was effective for one style of learner was NOT effective for a different style of learner.

    L is for Learning Styles « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • I'm not yet comfortable posting this status update on Facebook: Sifting through Thanksgiving dinner invites.

    Mallory McDuff, Ph.D.: Advent Lessons From A Holiday Orphan Ph.D. Mallory McDuff 2011

  • Sifting through the job cuts in the north of England, the Institute for Public Policy Research has found that it was initially the private sector that saw the squeeze as small businesses were hit by banks not lending.

    How the north of England has suffered most in the downturn 2012

  • Sifting through his confusion, clarity arrived in the sound of foreign voices, ones yelling concise commands with chilling bravado, their bark exacerbating his terror as he realized the moment.

    One Last Word Johnny Dantonio 2011

  • Sifting through a host of studies on learning style, they found no study that proved conclusively that a teaching approach that was effective for one style of learner was NOT effective for a different style of learner.

    L is for Learning Styles « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • Sifting through the rubble, he must figure out what should be salvaged and what should be scrapped.

    The best recent books: Love Stories 2009

  • Sifting through the history of parental consent, Justice Thomas noted the Revolutionary-period belief that "the Republic would require virtuous citizens."

    Court Protects Free Splat! 2011

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