It was a noble idea, but against the American grain.

But there is something about moderation that runs directly against the American grain.

Reduced target prices made American grain more competitive with foreign crops.

These assumptions, moreover, are not only dubious in themselves but run against the American grain.

The Europeans say they, too, will hit back, against American grains.

It goes against the American grain to imagine that a man's "character" is not reflected in his work.

Whether we like it or not, the identification with success is in the American grain.

Farmers and equipment makers want lower tariffs on American grain.

These two companies control 60 percent of the export market for American grain.

Black nationalism, rock music and other cultural innovations were entirely in the American grain.