Sentence examples for a layer of sharp from inspiring English sources

We cover seed only with a layer of sharp grit, emulating what would happen in nature.

But much of it will not materialize unless policymakers adhere to caps on agency spending — including a layer of sharp cuts known as the sequester — that people in both parties view as unrealistic.

In a statement, Kanda said of the EP, "My work might sometimes be coated with a layer of sharp pain like a blade to the eye or ears.

Her voice also held a layer of rawer, sharper exhortation: the tone of village songs and spirit invocations, the traditions that were her birthright — songs she revisited on her 1988 album "Sangoma" (Warner Brothers).

The regular customers can be found at brunch, where the menu is both traditional and inventive: the Welsh rabbit, with a layer of Stilton covered in sharp cheddar, is served bubbling hot on a piece of chewy, sour brown toast and topped with a roasted tomato slice.

Below this nearly isothermal layer 10 to 20 metres (33 to 66 feet) thick, the temperature decreases rapidly with depth, forming a shallow seasonal thermocline (i.e., layer of sharp vertical temperature change).

Local councils of tribal elders, established last year and paid by the government, have been asked to provide young men to undertake "static defence tasks" in their district.Such militias are meant to provide a layer of local security alongside a sharp increase in Western (mainly American) forces and a near-doubling of the Afghan army.

Some tires come with a layer of gel that traps smaller sharp objects before they can reach the inner tube.

For virus-labeled slices, the border between L4 and L5A was defined in the NeuN epifluorescence images as the sharp transition from a layer of small neuron somata at high density representing L4 to a layer of larger neuron somata at low density representing L5A (cf. Supplementary Fig. 1 B, see below).

The sharp tang and tiny curds of a layer of goat cheese canceled out the smooth sweetness of a foie gras terrine.

Using a small, sharp knife, cut off the string, then peel away the skin, leaving a layer of fat.