Culls

Most everything he culls from the comments of those with whom he disagrees involves misquotations ranging the entire gamut from distortion to creative fiction and he seems to toss them out as effortlessly as if he were some sort of omnisexual sea plant and they were a limitless supply of dark spores from his own fronds. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Some managed hunts - "culls" - by sharpshooters have been conducted during the last two years on the American side of Lake Erie, at West Sister Island, Green Island, and Turning Point Island. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It seems that every time we hear about "culls" that are supposed to restore "balance" to animal populations, it's a misguided effort, often with disastrous results. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This was particularly true of the Canby sale, where the "culls," both in horses and cattle, were better than the best animals of the majority of the small stockmen and ranchers. ❋ Caroline Lockhart (1916)

Prevost, after allowing for all other duties, had at least seven thousand veterans for an assault on Macomb's second-rate regulars and ordinary militia, both of whom together amounted at most to thirty-five hundred, including local militiamen who had come in to reinforce the 'culls' whom Izard had left behind. ❋ William Charles Henry Wood (1905)

The horse-markets whose dealers sell to their patrons good horses at fair prices, succeed; those whose dealers offer only the "culls" and "no goods," fail. ❋ Thomas William Lawson (1891)

They are largely the "culls" from an industry that over breeds in a quest for perfection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Veterinarians and agriculture officials in some areas are also overwhelmed by the scale of the culls. ❋ Evan Ramstad (2011)

DataQuick, which culls its data from public records, said its numbers don't include the last week of 2010 and might not show all transactions priced above $2 million because some super high-end deals don't show up in the public record for long periods. ❋ Pui-Wing Tam (2011)

AngelList culls the most popular start-ups every week and emails them to a broader range of investors involved with the site. ❋ Suzanne Barlyn (2011)

Fears for public health grow as Department of Health culls experts ❋ Unknown (2011)

If they allow us targeted culls against the Nat nerds in the hot spots, then in two years, we will be on top of it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Meanwhile the party itself is divided over AV, opposes the equalising of constituencies and has a strong case to make over the way the legislation culls MPs but not ministers, which will dangerously strengthen the executive. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This will give ministers two options: to apply for a licence to cull throughout the whole of Wales, where research suggests the benefits of culling outweigh the effects of perturbation, or to demand small, targeted culls, in areas which are bordered by rivers, railways or coastlines. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With more than 100 confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea since late November, veterinarians, students and agriculture officials have been mobilized to participate in the biggest animal culls the country has ever seen. ❋ Evan Ramstad (2011)

The Wales Office is preparing to start blogger culls across Wales for the first time in history, it can be revealed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The culls could start within weeks after the completion of a Government report into the role that bloggers play in spreading the ideals of Welsh nationalism among Cambrians. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Outbreaks have caused many voters to leave the Labour Party, while some desperate councillors are carrying out illegal culls. ❋ Unknown (2009)

JuJu.com's index culls as many as 4 million job listings from other online job search engines and compares those openings to BLS' unemployment figures for each metro. ❋ Brian Wingfield (2011)