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sift

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To sieve or strain (something).

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Cook will not be going to the Caribbean and has two months to sift the debris of a disastrous tour and work also on his batting after a mediocre return in both formats.

Sift the flour mixture into the egg mixture and stir with a wooden spoon, but don't overmix.

2 Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a bowl.

Fold in the nuts and the rest of the chocolate, then sift in the flour and salt and fold into the mix.

The advert will form one part of the probe as detectives sift through intelligence reports and information gleaned from the public and informants since the murder.

GCHQ had been tapping the undersea cables that carry the internet in and out of the UK for years, but Tempora provided the ability to analyse the information in almost real time, rather than dumping the data into vast but simple electronic storage bins that take time to sift through.

The new store is essentially a way to assist councils to sift more effectively through the millions of apps available.

The prime minister said on Monday a parliamentary inquiry "may well be a very good way" to sift through various claims about the iron ore market, but it was important that the terms of reference be framed in a way to avoid a "witch-hunt" against particular companies.

Makes 18 240g plain flour 240g strong white flour 1¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp salt 280g unsalted butter, at room temperature 285g light brown sugar 225g caster sugar 2 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 565g dark chocolate discs (at least 60% cacao content) Sea salt 1 Sift the flours, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl.

Once this is done, Nicky Morgan has also told us that a panel of experts will help with the sift and sense-checking.

A country that can't hire enough auditors to keep up with business taxes is also unlikely to pay enough people to sift through databases of tax IDs from registered receipts that live, crumpled, in the pockets of forgetful citizens.

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