1.   Grim-faced British lawyers were flown to Panama City to sharpen the ax.

2.   He commanded a crew of giant loggers, all named Elmer, who sharpened their axes by holding them against large stones rolling down hills.

3.   Once his ax was sharpened, he walked away laughing.

4.   One can almost hear Hilton Kramer, the curmudgeonly art critic, sharpening his ax offstage.

5.   Sharpen that ax.

6.   Sounds like Graham Parker is sharpening his axes again.