1.   Most popular are precast concrete paviours and slabs, but look around for the more interesting surface textures and designs.

2.   At its heart, California cuisine is about an abundance of lively colors, interesting textures and bright flavors.

3.   Elsewhere in the collection, linens that have been woven on antique looms are given an interesting texture, and canvas is softened with a coating of voile.

4.   He reports that raw fugu has an interesting texture but not much taste.

5.   In response, furniture designers are mixing materials within pieces -- leather inserts in the tops of wooden desks, steel legs on wicker chairs -- for interesting textures.

6.   Shag carpets have an interesting texture, but they trap dirt and are difficult to clean.

7.   The herb garden serves up sage, which has leaves with an interesting pebbled texture, and the purplish seedheads of salad burnet.

8.   The freshly roasted pepitas are light and toasty, adding interesting texture to the dish.

9.   The raw fugu slices, or sashimi, have an interesting texture but little taste, and fugu testicles are disconcertingly mushy as well as tasteless.