1.   California ground squirrels will even start throwing sand at the mere sound of a rattlesnake.

2.   She threw sand on the fire to put it out.

3.   The idea is to throw sand, not concrete, in the wheels of international finance.

4.   He left the set that day looking for all the world like a nine-stone weakling who had just thrown sand in the face of the beach bully.

5.   Before the game, the scene was set for the Knicks to throw sand in the face of the skinny kids on the beach, the Wizards.

6.   But if your child continues to throw sand, your only recourse may be to go home.

7.   Buying a small and nimble rival can throw sand into a finely balanced entrepreneurial machine.

8.   He might even invite a couple of his college roommates over to help throw sand in other rooms in the house.

9.   In one of the Israeli housekeeping tests, an evaluator threw sand on the kitchen floor and watched as the housewife swept it up.

10.   It is not clear whether Gore misspoke or was intentionally trying to throw sand in the gears.