21.   Sharpen small knives like pocket knives or paring knives on a bench stone.

22.   Thaksin, who stands on a pro-business platform, has been sharpening his knives.

23.   The book even contains illustrations on kitchen basics such as chopping an onion, trimming artichokes, de-boning a chicken, and sharpening a knife.

24.   This is an issue on which the Republicans are already sharpening their knives.

25.   To really sharpen a knife, you must whet it on a sharpening stone or have it professionally sharpened.

26.   Vacuum cleaner companies sold attachments that promised to give massages, sharpen knives and even wash floors with water.

27.   You can sharpen larger knives on a bench stone, but many people find it easier to use a hand-held slip-stone or a metal honing rod.

28.   The Socialists and the right-wing parties are already sharpening their knives.

29.   A judge specialising in juvenile crimes found her guilty of premeditated murder, noting she had sharpened the knife several days before the killing.

30.   We will now sharpen our knives against the BJP.