Sometimes they must be pruned, and the pruning is painful. From Wordnik.com. [Swarms are messy.] Reference
Begin pruning your fears of standing out and speaking in public. From Wordnik.com. [Adele Scheele: How to Take More Risk and Advance Your Career in 6 Steps] Reference
This early natural trimming of unused neurons is called pruning. From Wordnik.com. [Find Your Focus Zone] Reference
It came in about 200 words over the limit, so some pruning is required. From Wordnik.com. [Truth or Dare : Bev Vincent] Reference
After a severe plucking pruning from the knight, once again she skipped forth through the enchanted forest. From Wordnik.com. [February’s Japan Blog Matsuri] Reference
Drop-crotch pruning is preferred because it has the longest lasting benefits for utility-line clearance and minimizes wounding. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Does your crotch need pruning?] Reference
Drop-crotch pruning is the practice of cutting back branches and/or lateral limbs to control the growth and form of larger trees. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Does your crotch need pruning?] Reference
On the Continent they frequently bury the parts cut off the vine in pruning, in the border, and this is said to make excellent manure. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally] Reference
The pruning is a back breaker but only happens once a year. From Wordnik.com. [Knot Garden Time « Fairegarden] Reference
Late spring is best for vigorous pruning, that is, after the tree has blossomed. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Right now you are in love with your words, and the idea of pruning them is anathema. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-06-11] Reference
If the idea of pruning your roses is making you nervous, I'll let you in on a deep, dark rose secret: It will set you free. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
But after nationalisation went wrong in Pakistan the idea of pruning the rich and beefing up the poor is no longer credible. From Wordnik.com. [Please Stop Shedding Blood Of Human Beings] Reference
So I guess I do not believe that the problem is neurological although the pruning is a fact but it is sociological and cultural. From Wordnik.com. [High five! And... nice shirt.] Reference
It has long been accepted by most horticulturists that any kind of pruning of fruit trees tends to be a dwarfing process. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951] Reference
You know that feeling, that their attitude and sense of humour needs 'pruning', but you couldn't possibly live without them?. From Wordnik.com. [London Ambulance Service on July 7th] Reference
And it's not just "pruning" the commission, like adding sympathetic commissioners would do -- it's digging it out by its roots. From Wordnik.com. [Ezra Levant: January 2008 Archives] Reference
Actually, a "pruning" is the more apt description of the agenda of those pushing schism. From Wordnik.com. [Pacific Views] Reference
There was also a sickle used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook (Deut. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
We will not be using any sharp objects (such as pruning shears); activities will be simple and straightforward. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
Work is to include projects such as pruning, planting, repairs, addressing illegal dumping or graffiti removal. From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
I have given serious consideration to those and will be cutting aka "pruning" some of those things out of my life. From Wordnik.com. [Rhett Smith] Reference
It's part of the airline's "pruning" of what she termed "unproductive flights" during the typically slower winter months. From Wordnik.com. [Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal] Reference
Everyone does it, yet what other kind of pruning calls for cutting off only part of a leaf blade -- and thousands at a time?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The group will also do maintenance such as pruning, weeding and adding compost to trees and gardens they've already planted, she said. From Wordnik.com. [Sun Journal] Reference
But he acknowledged that industry "pruning" (luxury speak for going out of business) is necessary and keeps everyone else on their toes. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
Some sort of cutting tool, such as pruning shears, will prove handy for trimming, deadheading and harvesting your vegetables and flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Adirondack Daily Enterprise] Reference
Who ought to do the pruning is a different issue. From Wordnik.com. ["I do not enjoy the suggestion that you have a better ear or eye for how I want my words to read than I do."] Reference
(shrubs and trees) require treatments such as pruning and thinning. From Wordnik.com. [5.1 Introduction] Reference
"pruning" exercise, amid fears that the calibre of clientele has slipped somewhat. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"pruning" in the search engine at either site, then look up guidelines for specific plants. From Wordnik.com. [RISMedia] Reference
The death penalty with the High Court reinstating it in 1976 but "pruning" it down thereafter. From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing Michael Parenti's Democracy For the Few] Reference
I don’t know what happens to the heaths, they start out great, maybe they need some kind of pruning and feeding regimen. From Wordnik.com. [March Bloom Day 2010 « Fairegarden] Reference
In kids with autism, however, that pruning process may go awry. From Wordnik.com. [When Does Autism Start?] Reference
In addition to pruning back the vines, they updated the technology. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion Of The Vintners] Reference
Discuss your bests planting and pruning practices on our lawn and garden forum. From Wordnik.com. [Lawn & Garden Guide adds more low-cost landscaping tips] Reference
Before you do any pruning, review these instructions on chain saw and ladder safety. From Wordnik.com. [Protect Your Investment: Pruning trees can prevent winter-storm damage] Reference
(Publisher Charles Scribner Jr. 's preface called this "a modest amount of pruning."). From Wordnik.com. [Culture: Back From the Dead] Reference
The rule seems to be "use it or lose it": connections among neurons that are not used wither away, a process called pruning. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Inside A Teen Brain] Reference
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