11.   A handful had European appearances, and a few did not have beards, a mandatory facial feature for Afghans living under the Taliban.

12.   Ahmad Fadahi, a fabric seller, said he was arrested three times by the religious police, twice for having a beard that was too short.

13.   All gobblers have beards.

14.   But now they saw he had a beard and was thin.

15.   But the Prophet Muhammad had a beard, as had the prophets of Judaism and Christianity before him.

16.   By good luck, he had the beard for the job, and the outfit made him look rounder than he really was.

17.   He has a receding hairline and alternates between having a beard and being cleanshaven.

18.   He said I had the beard of a good Muslim.

19.   I had a beard, sideburns and a beard.

20.   I never had too many whiskers as a kid, but the older guys I played football against had beards.