Sentence examples for with a substantial grain of from inspiring English sources

First, as The Upshot's Nate Cohn noted last week, there is certainly reason to take the Senate polls with a substantial grain of salt.

As the libertarian writer Julian Sanchez has pointed out, it's worth taking all these polling responses with a substantial grain of salt.

After welding with high heat input (5 kJ/mm) on the boundary of fusion line, a substantial grain growth (up to 150 μm, which corresponds to grain size 2 3 according to ISO 643 2003) near the fusion line and the formation of ferrite of irregular shape on the boundaries of austenitic grains is observed (Fig. 2b).

The key factor is to enhance intragrain carrier mobility together with a substantial reduction of the contribution of grain boundary (GB) scattering to carrier transport due to a high degree of c-axis alignment between columnar grains.

It should be taken with a massive grain of salt".

But take that with a big grain of salt.

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, foods with at least 51%% whole grain contain a substantial amount of whole grain; therefore, a cut-off point of foods containing ≥ 51%% whole grain was also used and subsequent whole grain intake was calculated.

This pricing may not even be official or international, though — so take the amount with a grain of salt and we'll wait until we hear something more substantial.

Distorted, yes, and taken with a grain of salt, sure, but often possessing more than a grain of truth.

You take everything he says with a grain of salt.

You take things with a grain of salt".