11.  Proceed as Grandma did, stirring the water with a spoon in one hand and sprinkling in the meal with the other hand.

12.  Stir the water as the noodles are added to avoid sticking and sinking.

13.  In a La Nina, westward-blowing trade winds pushing across the Pacific stir cooler water from the depths.

14.  U.S. officials seem determined to avoid stirring the waters in advance of the Clinton-Jiang meeting.

15.  Today the Japanese are stirring the waters in addition to winning races.