(1) The exchange of dark-squared Bishops would have left Black with a very passive position, so he decides to sharpen things up a bit.(2) students will sharpen up their reading skills(3) they must sharpen up or risk losing half their business(4) If all the procrastinator had left to do was to sharpen some pencils, no force on earth could get him do it.(5) students will sharpen up their reading skills(6) If you're still with me, be prepared to sharpen both your pencils and your little gray cells.(7) Baxter admitted he was not pleased with the previous day's training, where too many players showed their poor finishing during a lengthy session devoted to shooting practice, in which he tried to sharpen matters up in front of goal.(8) So sharpen your proverbial pencils and get scribbling, because it's your reviews that keep me writing.(9) they've got to sharpen up in front of the goal(10) He ruffled some feathers by suggesting u2018if blogging is to go mainstream, bloggers will have to sharpen their act up considerablyu2019.(11) What he did do was provide Hatton with a granite block on which to sharpen his skills and hone his experience.(12) Evolution sharpens and refines their ability to lie about themselves.(13) There's something about this time of year that somehow sharpens the sense of sadness that seems part and parcel of the bitter-sweet experience of Christmas time.(14) The game isn't due out until the first quarter of 2006 so we'll see if things have been sharpened up by then.(15) These come in various forms from little hand-operated sharpeners at about $20 to fully self-contained units with their own motors that will also sharpen your chisels, scissors and knives.(16) Hopefully it will have given them a taste for the game - it's great because it's the sort of game you can play until you're 100, and it sharpens your wits.