1.   How can we have grain without oxen to plough the fields?

2.   Most myths have a grain of truth in them.

3.   The strip of mahogany has the grain running lengthwise.

4.   By the nature of it, figured wood has grain running in different directions.

5.   No, I still have that grain of salt in my pocket, but I have a bond with you people.

6.   Old-growth timber also has tighter grain, fewer knots, and is harder and more stable than plantation-grown stuff.

7.   The reports are too persistent not to have some grain of truth in them, traders said.

8.   The sales reflected increasing competition for world buyers, as Europe, Canada and others have surplus grain fresh from their bumper harvests.

9.   The sales reflected increasing competition for world buyers, as Europe and Canada have extra grain fresh from their harvests.

10.   The U.S. will have more grain to sell, produced at lower costs, than competitors such as the European Union where agriculture remains heavily subsidized.