Cut Off

The bayou once served as a shortcut, known as a cut-off, from the Mississippi River south to the Gulf, but was dammed shut in 1904. ❋ Neal Thompson (2007)

We put a cage around our electric meter and cut-off switch after someone hooked into our power after the meter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If a company ranks below any metric's 2000 list cut-off see above minimum cut-off values, it receives a zero score for that metric. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Including the bypass around Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey (I understand there is a cut-off N of Monterrey toward Saltillo that misses Monterrey completely; possibly Hwy or Exit NL-100??). ❋ Unknown (2009)

As Theroux so eloquently puts it, "As an adult traveling alone in remote and cut-off places, I learned a great deal about the world and myself: the strangeness, the joy, the liberation and truth of travel, the way loneliness -- such a trial at home -- is the condition of a traveler." ❋ Melissa Biggs Bradley (2011)

The London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) posits two metric tons per person at present as the cut-off. ❋ Joseph Nevins (2010)

Must have been some kind of cut-off point, after which women on his list widowed, elderly, presumed to go to bed early might be offended. ❋ Gita M. Smith (2011)

In my opinion the drive on Highway 40 between the interchange with the Monterrey Periferico and the cut-off to Hwy 57 south is a more harrowing drive because of the winding road and heavy truck traffic than anything you see see on Hwy 57 to the border. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"But when they look at the points they've got to pay because their credit score is a little below" a cut-off line set by Fannie and Freddie, "they decide it's not worth it." ❋ Kenneth R. Harney (2010)

A senior U.S. diplomat visiting Asia says China did not expect North Korea to abruptly cut-off dialogue with South Korea last week. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I'm not technically a baby-boomer since I was born a few months before the "official" cut-off year for that generation, but I take your point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since these animals will declare anything a PEC, any temporal breach will suffice as an excuse to cut-off benefits. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But the bike repair thing seems more interesting, as it turns out being a werewolf largely involves running around wearing a pair of cut-off jeans like some post-Hulk-ing Bill Bixby. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She cut-off business in the House so that she, and 21other "true politicians", could fly to Copenhagen, at enormous cost to the taxpayer and to the atmosphere, for a 24 hour visit to meetings in which she took no part. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even if we make a cut-off at the closing date, that would mean I could not make any offers until the date had passed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Zack was [so emo], i [challenged] [that fool] to a cut-off ❋ Jakov (2006)

Tiara: For new years I cut of f most of my friends because they're drama [starters] and it's 2018 I don't have [time for that]. [Cutting off] ❋ Bigolejuicyflipflop (2018)

"Cant belive [Kylee] cut off [Marco] [just like that]. They were so tight" ❋ Redspicybumd (2017)

Time to cut off all my old [broads] and get some new freaks. "Cut my ex-girl off cause she broke my last [Phillie]"--Grand [Puba] ❋ Kuahmel (2009)

[James], [you're cut] off. ❋ Kenz (2003)

guy1) dude that guy just [cut me off]! guy2) remember [the code] guy on news) some retard got killed today. this should [teach] u guys not to cut people off ❋ Deaded (2005)

We [had to] cut off Mike when he started [puking] [on the dance floor]. ❋ Ed, Yo (2005)

"[sweet] cut offs [did you] [make] them yourself?" ❋ Smally69 (2008)

*un-zips trousers and sits on bog* *massive [fart noise]* "aaahhhh that feels good" *[doorbell] rings* "shit! my girlfriend! Uh oh im gonna have a [r8] cut off now" ❋ Josh Pleb Head (2006)

- Did you really raise with Queen Jack into the big [stack]? - Yea, but everyone [folded] before me and i was [in the cut] off, so i wanted to gain position. ❋ Vinzi (2009)