Sentence examples for grain offering from inspiring English sources

In 1958 the Chinese government announced that sparrows were to be targeted as part of the "Four Pests" campaign because they ate grain, offering rewards for killing them.

After having helped invent the big summer blockbuster with "Jaws" in 1975 and other huge 70's and 80's hits, Mr. Spielberg is now trying to go against the grain, offering a counterpoint to what has become the dumbed-down standard for summer fare.

Originating in the biblical command to actually count 50 days after giving a grain offering the size of an omer (Leviticus 23:15-16), this period later became a time of mourning over the 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiba, who died of a plague for not honoring their study partners.

The sickle for harvesting plants, a winnowing basket for preparing grain offerings, a reed broom for cleaning the sacrificial area, the scoop for collecting ashes used in Vedic India and by the Hebrews (who made it of gold or bronze), and baskets for presenting offerings of fruit or cakes are among the many other objects used in sacrificial rites.

There will be more whole grain offerings.

Furthermore, the ritual of counting (even without the grain offerings) continues to this day as it draws our attention to the seven full weeks between Passover and Shavuot.

My standard choice most days is one of the whole grain offerings of Nature's Path, a cereal line noteworthy for purity, and simplicity, with minimal additions of sugar, salt, or anything else unwelcome -- and maximal preservation of the native grain nutrients.

Offer rice or oat single grain cereal before offering fruit and vegetable varieties.

Effects were stronger at a smaller grain size, offering optimistic prospects for conservation strategies that incorporate human population effects.

It is as if two farmers were to compete to buy the same storehouse of grain, by offering ever bigger IOUs.Deflating this credit bubble is the trickiest task China now faces.

Some of the changes the district has already made include cutting back on ice cream, switching to whole grain breads, offering snacks with fewer than 100 calories and selling water in beverage machines.