And, the B7 line, once it's on the other side of the slough, is measurably further away from wetlands and sensitive areas as well. From Wordnik.com. [Bellevue Council Votes for South Section of “Vision Line” « PubliCola] Reference
The Bitterroot River Protection Association says the slough is free flowing, which under Montana law would make it open to the public. From Wordnik.com. [Property Rights Versus Public Access on Trout Streams] Reference
The slough was a large shallow embayment and a quiet water estuary with little tidal influence. From Wordnik.com. [Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, California] Reference
A mass of dead tissue in a soft part is termed a slough, while the same in bone is called a sequestrum. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
What are termed slough soils in the Western prairies, therefore, are not well fitted for the growth of alfalfa. From Wordnik.com. [Clovers and How to Grow Them] Reference
Most of those properties are on the Gulf side of the peninsula between a drainage area called the slough and the beach. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
This is incorrect, as the surgical term "slough" was not used until long after the Prunella and the Sanicle became named Self-heal. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Epicurus right when he asserts that images proceed forth from us, as it were a kind of slough that continually streams from our bodies?. From Wordnik.com. [The Defense] Reference
I just looked up in online dictionaries for what a "slough" is. From Wordnik.com. [courierpress.com Stories] Reference
There are weeks when you love comics ... and weeks you just kind of slough through it. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Resources]
This popular socialism is the slough which is cast off by intellectual socialism in its development. From Wordnik.com. [The Menace of Socialism] Reference
A wetland, upon which this village lies, was called 'slough' or 'slothre' in medieval English - hence the name. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
I went into the hall to look for reinforcements, because I felt that I could not "slough" the wine if I were alone. From Wordnik.com. [Madeleine An Autobiography]
In 16 miles the road passes a slough which is difficult to cross; water not good, but can be given to cattle in small quantities. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions] Reference
We passed slowly over to Jackson's Hole, a distance of twenty miles, and halted, on the 31st, on a small "slough," west of Lewis river. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Rocky Mountains] Reference
Is Epicurus right when he asserts that images proceed forth from us, as it were a kind of slough that continually streams from our bodies?. From Wordnik.com. [The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura] Reference
"slough" at the rear of the house, with wide reed-beds and a clump of cottonwood. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Merton, Colonist] Reference
Portions of the lips, gums and snout may slough off. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
He knew a way out through a slough and across a lake. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
Large portions of the skin may become gangrenous and slough. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
On the 17th the wound was much smaller and the slough separating. From Wordnik.com. [An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers] Reference
Stepping stones that dot the slough make way for the clean up crew. From Wordnik.com. [Incantation beyond Relief] Reference
But in some cities, the problem has become too serious to slough off. From Wordnik.com. [If You Talk You're Dead] Reference
Romania supposedly arose in 1989 to slough off communist dictatorship. From Wordnik.com. [Moment Of Truth] Reference
D.H. H.ll's division was at White Oak Swamp Creek, a slough, and one of. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
He could slough off some creditors while reaffirming others, Shapiro says. From Wordnik.com. [O.J.: Follow The Money?] Reference
She did so reluctantly, not wanting to slough off her responsibility on others. From Wordnik.com. [As an Adult, Woman Still Judged by Teen Motherhood] Reference
They were on a bank above a slough which was not more than two hundred feet wide. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
"It sounds pretty bad," admitted Heavy, coming out of her momentary slough of despond. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
I'm certainly aware that we could get to that, but this time it's easier to slough off. From Wordnik.com. [The Calm Amid The Storm] Reference
It's progesterone that both stabilizes the uterine lining and signals when to slough it off. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
Cheney tends to slough off press carping -- unless his integrity is questioned over Halliburton. From Wordnik.com. [CHENEY FAMILY VALUES] Reference
(Reading) The blab of the pave, the tires of carts and slough of boot-soles and talk of the promenaders. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Hass: On Whitman's 'Song Of Myself'] Reference
Rather, they all reduce the body's tendency to slough off old bone cells, so new cells gradually fill in the holes. From Wordnik.com. [You Can Prevent Osteoporosis] Reference
The first phase, called induction, used chemotherapy to break up and slough off the ponderous tumor in Peter's chest. From Wordnik.com. [Serenity Shattered] Reference
Could it be that any politician of unreasonable tenure falls into habits of political slough and grossness if not outright corruption?. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Wolff: Charlie Rangel Never Had a Chance] Reference
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