William stoughton(1631-1701)of massachusetts declared that "god hath sifted a nation that he might sent choice grain into this wilderness. " 马萨诸塞州的威廉斯托顿（1631-1701）说“上帝已经选择了一个国家，让他可以把精选的谷粒种植在这片荒土上。”
In the expansion of the city a process of distribution takes place which sifts and sorts and relocates individuals and groups by residence and occupation . 在城市发展中，还有一种分配过程在同时发生，这一过程按照居住和职业对个人和团体进行筛选和分布。
Systematic inspections of features in the territory sift 有系统勘察全港斜坡计划
[ chuckles ] sift in a cup ofipowdered whale heart 往杯中撒用鲸鱼心脏做的粉末
Do we seek to extinguish that flame so that we can sift 我们是要熄灭那火焰为了
Sift together flour , baking powder and salt 面粉，烤粉和食盐混合过筛到盆里。
The dust sifted in through the cracks in the window 灰尘从窗户的裂缝里钻了进来。
We sifted the evidence for pertinent facts 我们详察证据以获得有关联的真相。
Do we seek to extinguish that flame so that we can sift . . 我们是要熄灭那火焰为了
Sifting out kernel functions using fourier transform 利用傅立叶变换筛选核函数的方法
