Noun : He cut the deadwood from his staff. From Dictionary.com.
This is often referred to as the deadwood dilemma. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
"We support management to promote more deadwood in pine forests as the level of natural deadwood is generally too low.". From Wordnik.com. [Dynamite Becomes Latest Weapon in Battle to Save Forests | Impact Lab] Reference
Here and there she arranged natural objects — seashells, stones, weathered deadwood from the timberline in the High Sierra. From Wordnik.com. [Ansel Adams at 100] Reference
I guess that why it now called the deadwood not redwood trees. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"We've gotten rid of the so-called deadwood," Harrington said. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The deadwood is rotting in Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Republican senator won't meet with Sotomayor] Reference
So exactly how does 'deadwood' become a 'specific individual'?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
I've worked in all three sectors, and there's "deadwood" everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [The Federal Coach takes a look at the deadwood myth] Reference
Hey, if we can get rid of society's "deadwood," why let niceties of law or morality get in the way?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference
Minister Gaositwe Chiepe to step down, claiming she was "deadwood" who did not respond effectively to their grievances. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The ANC caucus challenged Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Tuesday to show them the "deadwood" ministers in government. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Argyle consider a lot of what we've got left as "deadwood". From Wordnik.com. [BBC Ouch! Blog] Reference
Who would have thought that 8. 6% of Canadians are "deadwood"?. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
Federal workforce excluding National Defense is 'deadwood' and could be fired?. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Watermarkup -- she is no "deadwood" and neither are other profs at U of T comp lit center. From Wordnik.com. [CHE > Latest news] Reference
It found that Massachusetts ranked among the states with the worst problems with "deadwood" voters. From Wordnik.com. [CNSNews.com Headlines] Reference
Lists also have the potential problem of missing records or including inactive "deadwood" registrants. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
The "deadwood," as such evidence is called by the initiated, lay in heaps -- more than enough to send him to. From Wordnik.com. [The Under Dog] Reference
I love the comments from people who tell us that only the "deadwood" are losing their jobs in this recession. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
"deadwood" and would remove all firearms from the society and stop the manufacture of toy guns. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But make it a lot easier to get rid of the deadwood. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2009] Reference
They were on the verge of a forest of standing deadwood. From Wordnik.com. [The Source of Magic]
Her arms and legs lay heavy as deadwood on the mattress. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
When I take a dryad from her tree I leave only deadwood behind. From Wordnik.com. [Harpy Thyme]
"This is really getting interesting," a piece of deadwood said. From Wordnik.com. [Zombie Lover]
But at least they have the guts to assasinate deadwood leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
He called the Follies "an absurd event with deadwood journalists.". From Wordnik.com. [Oops! They Do It Again-The Financial Follies Blight Us Once More The Streetical] Reference
Today managers seek to carve out deadwood while holding on to MVPs. From Wordnik.com. [How Safe Is Your Job?] Reference
There were logs and deadwood of all sorts scattered around the space. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 4] Reference
Dried further by the heated winds, the deadwood becomes readyfuel for fires. From Wordnik.com. [Earth, Wind And Wildfire] Reference
And Todd Veshkam disappeared while he was out cutting deadwood for kindling. From Wordnik.com. [Changeling]
Get rid of all the deadwood at once and let Obama govern leaders of goodwill. From Wordnik.com. [New Poll: Bachmann Fighting For Political Life] Reference
When the water became deep, they used deadwood paddles to move the raft forward. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Her Panties]
Normally, what happens is a president brings in some political deadwood with him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2002] Reference
Older workers span the spectrum of human potential -- from deadwood to spark plugs. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Mature Worker' Glut] Reference
We had a premonition that Elise wouldn't want the deadwood of Jimmie's former Division. From Wordnik.com. [The Gay Cockade] Reference
They hauled the raft to the water, clambered onto it, and used deadwood poles to push off. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Her Panties]
I cant wait for the Obama Administration to blow out all that Clinton deadwood out of Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton-Backer James Blanchard: Honor The Michigan Primary In Full] Reference
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