"clear the board" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to ask someone to clean an area such as a table or a chalkboard. For example, "Please clear the board while I prepare the next activity."
And as late as Thursday, the executive director, Nicholas T. Goldsborough, said in an internal email that it was clear "The board is set to choose Lourdes".
The message was clear: the board is accountable to shareholders.The changes at Home Depot are more striking than most, but owners are flexing their muscles everywhere.
"I want to make it absolutely clear the board has full confidence in both Douglas and Stuart and the rest of the management team".
Mr. Sabini made it clear the board intended to be vigilant in its enforcement of the ban, warning him against merely turning his stable over to an assistant, as he has done in the past.
This meant that if Kasparov could clear the board of all the pieces, he would be able to produce a passed pawn on the king's wing and would win the king-and-pawn endgame.
Led by a current member of the department's board, the implicit presumption was clear: the board has been let down by bungling underlings and no responsibility fell to anybody at the top.
Duchamp and Man Ray play chess on a rooftop until a jet of water clears the board.
At that point, the deck becomes infuriating to play against, with the secrets triggering in rapid succession to prevent any attempt at clearing the board.
This year, extraordinarily, both War Horse and Jerusalem became the must-see plays on Broadway, and in June virtually cleared the board of Tonys – an amazing night for England and for Iddesleigh.
It makes sense that the sleek and sexy iPhone has cleared the board of its pink and glittery competitors.
Michael Kopper Michael Kopper 's plea bargain announced yesterday in Houston indicates that the Powers Report issued by a committee of the Enron board which clears the board– remains the driving force in the investigation of crimes surrounding the bankrupt energy trader.
