Sentence examples for as a cull of from inspiring English sources

Many saw this as a cull of Blairites and a victory for left-wing union bosses an odd claim, considering that Mr Miliband appointed Douglas Alexander as election chief and Charlie Falconer, one of Tony Blair's closest advisers, as planner for the party's transition to government.

He described it as "a culling of the herd".

When she returned in 1964 as Hilda Ogden, after a cull of other characters by Granada TV, she carved out a role that made her recognisable across Britain, alongside Bernard Youens who played Stan.

The Government is to delay its decision on whether to allow a cull of badgers in England as part of efforts to control TB in cattle.

Soon woodland and scrub were regenerating vigorously after what some people saw as a ruthless cull of deer.

Tristram Hunt has been handed the key Labour education brief as three leading Blairites were either sacked from the shadow cabinet or demoted in what is bound to be billed as a ruthless cull of the Blairites by Ed Miliband.

And so David Cameron – off to Cornwall for his hols – called for a "big conversation" about matters such as a cull, declaring that residents of seagull-blighted towns best know what to do about them.

As a rule of thumb, a careful cull of the 10% of lowest performers can make a firm leaner by removing fat without damaging muscle.

The Anglesey appeal comes in the same week as the project announced a limited cull of grey squirrels in Gwynedd.

Supporters of the cull, however, say that vaccination is simply not up to the job and point to the experience in the Republic of Ireland, which has seen TB rates tumble as a result of a cull - although there are key differences in the approaches adopted in England and Ireland.

When will this government listen to the experts they employ to advise them and offer a science led policy to solving bovine TB in our herd that is sustainable, cost-effective and actually works?" The government's cost-benefit analysis predicts a 16% reduction in TB in cattle after nine years as a result of culling, but found the cost of the cull exceeded the cost of the TB infections avoided.