"grass tops" is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It is generally used to refer to the tops of blades of grass, as opposed to the roots or the stem. For example, "The morning dew was glistening on the grass tops in the meadow."
"Ever since the Republicans lost the presidency in 2008, the party has been much more dominated by the grass roots than by the grass tops," said Kenneth Duberstein, who was chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan.
Heritage Action For America, a lobbying group allied with the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, wants to foment similar unrest at the "grass tops" level of politics.In this section The appeal of repeal Budget blues Double-dip drama Sanity in the offing?
The firm's website does advertise "grass tops advocacy campaigns".
Third, the Conference moved beyond a D.C. beltway debate among policy aficionados engaging local communities and grassroots to grass tops champions.
A common refrain is to say he's in charge of everything from the "grass roots to the grass tops" – strategizing with supporters from that New Hampshire volunteer to those as high-ranking as the president.
At both the Center and at AIPAC, he helped provide political guidance and to both cultivate and grow "grass tops" advocacy, encouraging citizen activists to become involved in the political process by engaging and challenging candidates for public office to more prominently and specifically speak out in support of those issues for which each organization advocated.
A vacant lot has been given berms and grass (top left), and some nights one wall comes alive (bottom left) with moving images of grazing cows or horses.
DOKIC WINS ON GRASS: Top-seeded Jelena Dokic won her first title on grass when she beat sixth-seeded Anastasia Myskina, 6-2, 6-3, in the DFS Classic final at Birmingham, England.
This entertaining memoir by the South African trumpeter, whose "Grazing in the Grass" topped American charts in 1968, recounts Masekela's childhood under apartheid, his flight to the United States in 1960 and his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon and others.
Examples are: green grass, beet tops, carrot tops, philodendron leaves, fresh cut clover or alfalfa.
For education reform, this will be an important, albeit rare, opportunity for the grass-tops leaders to listen to the grassroots, where the true expertise resides.
