The term wastage is somewhat misleading, if not erroneous. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Of course the great wastage is in the verbs and adjectives, but there are hundreds of nouns that can be got rid of as well. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
This kind of wastage shouldn't come as a great surprise. From Wordnik.com. [How Not to Help India's Rural Poor] Reference
Such attrition rates are sustainable, but they are well above the level of acceptable "wastage". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference
The Secretariat is also launching a campaign aimed at persuading all users to reduce any unnecessary "wastage" of power. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd Mexico Economic Report - May 2001] Reference
It is discharged into the surrounding nalas, leading to 'wastage' of groundwater. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
And who does he point the finger at as regards this 'gross wastage of public money' ( 'wastage'?). From Wordnik.com. [The Cedar Lounge Revolution] Reference
I havent personally witnessed, but I can imagine, the kind of wastage of paper that goes on in the War Office and the various ministries. From Wordnik.com. [As I Please] Reference
When you think about the Department’s responsibilities this kind of wastage is really quite obscene. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
That's a long time really, and a lot of muscle wastage. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
As your viewers would understand, there's a lot of wastage. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2003] Reference
It is in this region that the greatest wastage has been manifest. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The wastage of modern war is relentless and almost inconceivable. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?] Reference
Value, any wastage must be replaced by the creation of new wealth. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Furrows] Reference
Numerous allegations of wastage and overcharging have also surfaced. From Wordnik.com. [The $87 Billion Money Pit] Reference
Pails of a peculiar shape, wider at the top, to prevent wastage. 3d. From Wordnik.com. [The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines] Reference
More reinforcements, to replace wastage, arrived in the early part of. From Wordnik.com. [The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919] Reference
The wastage from the three mentioned was not uniform, but it was constant. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918] Reference
There has been staggering loss of life and measureless wastage of materials. From Wordnik.com. [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference
"If that's the case, the wastage ought to be visible somewhere," quips Biyani. From Wordnik.com. [Pantaloon's Retail Redo] Reference
The result is huge wastage that is ultimately measured in lost human potential. From Wordnik.com. [The Wastage In Education] Reference
To meet the wastage of war in this field force our reserve units are available. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?] Reference
“Do you have any idea what that sort of power wastage can do back on Earth?”. From Wordnik.com. [Memory of Fire]
There is a wastage of gas when the flame streams lip the sides of the cooking utensil. From Wordnik.com. [School and Home Cooking] Reference
The French wastage, while not so heavy upon the average, has been considerable at times. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
Most EU money is disbursed by national authorities; most wastage happens far from Brussels. From Wordnik.com. [Forced To Walk The Plank] Reference
So to reduce wastage and retain freshness, farmers are given information on when to harvest. From Wordnik.com. [Pantaloon's Retail Redo] Reference
Strengths: I excell in the areas of diary lurking, time wastage, and bath product purchasing. From Wordnik.com. [weeme Diary Entry] Reference
However, I am learning that I have more muscle wastage from the last two years than I realised. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
The government overheads are being pruned and wastage will no longer be accepted as inevitable. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By President And President Obasanjo At State Dinner] Reference
The railway systems of other countries were demoralized with wastage, low repairs and enormous traffic. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Be mindful of material costs and time taken though, as wastage can be expensive in such a low-value product. From Wordnik.com. [50 side businesses to set up from home] Reference
These units are kept up to strength, wastage being made up from reserves, so as to maintain the requisite homogeneity. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
The latter was ordered to send three companies, with a total strength of 287 men, to make up for the wastage of six weeks 'operations. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland] Reference
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