1.   As I ate them, fine crystals of salt sprinkled on the potatoes crackled under my teeth, releasing tiny bursts that tasted of the sea and its minerals.

2.   Just a few feet away, tables set with immaculately white cloths and fine crystal and china could be seen through the windows of the lifeless restaurant.

3.   Nacre is mostly aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate that forms hard lustrous crystals, and these fine crystals are responsible for the grit.

4.   Q. I have a fine old crystal and brass chandelier that I would like to clean and polish.

5.   The viewer tours a range of domestic tableware, including fine crystal, delicately etched china and highly practical refrigerator containers.

6.   Turning out fine crystal also involves throwing out anything less.

7.   Wheaton makes everything from fine crystal to table glassware to plastic bottles.

8.   Which brings us to Cognac, where decanters of Baccarat and other fine crystals are almost commonplace.

9.   Inside the Carrier house, a china closet holds blue china and fine crystal, and an upright piano stands in the living room.