With so many sides having improved in the East this season it looks as though this season could be a write off for the Bucks.
The alternative is that 2013 can already be considered a write-off for a player who rose to the summit of the world rankings last year, thereby apparently placing a marker down for years dominating the sport.
Carson immediately wrote off for a junior magician's kit.
Despite the difficulties suffered over the winter, the Broncos are keen to not be written off for a season in which relegation has been reintroduced to Super League.
FRINGED...EVERYTHING Here's a trend that some write off for only the youthful, but while fringe detailing may be frisky, it can also be subtly elegant.
In short, it is too early to judge whether Iraq will prove a write-off for America, or a dearly bought long-term asset.The biggest headacheIt is harder to defend America's record in the Arab-Israeli talks, except to note that Mr Obama has shown more determination than Mr Bush.
Pixar's unloved The Good Dinosaur, still fifth on the global chart, is hanging in there longer than expected – but chalking up $266m worldwide on a $200m budget, it looks like a write-off for the animation house.
It's a very short harvesting season of three to four weeks but it is a write-off for 2014.
Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP Group, the world's largest advertising company, calls 2009 a "write-off" for the industry.
The markets were also boosted by a promise that, unlike the Greek deal, future bail-outs would not require a write-off for private-sector creditors.
The rest of the season was a write-off for the world No 1, meaning he missed: June A T & T National, Bethesda, Maryland.
