Sentence examples for off the root from inspiring English sources

Having snapped off the root of the new plant, ministers now dumped manure on it.

When only white and pale green leaves remain, cut off the root, slice the leeks in half (or, if they are large, into quarters), and chop them roughly.

Despite the 2008 bailout of the banks, the City has fended off the root and branch reform favoured by King because of a powerful lobbying campaign that emphasised its pivotal role in the UK economy.

Cut off the bulbs including an inch or an inch and a half of the purple part of the stalk; clean these by pulling the microscopically thin outer layer off under water, and trim off the root.

McIlroy's decision to hit the ball off the root on what was just the third hole of a 72-hole championship should once again raise the issue of whether he is getting the most seasoned advice from his caddie, J. P. Fitzgerald.

For Hakuin the aim of "seeing into one's own nature" can only be realized if one has "cut off the root of life": "You must be prepared to let go your hold when hanging from a sheer precipice, to die and return again to life" (Hakuin, 133 35).

If the top layer of grasses and the clinging oil are burned off, the roots should survive and allow healthier grasses to sprout back.

In "Jerusalem," which drew heartfelt singalongs, he worries about assimilation, singing, "Cut off the roots of your family tree/Don't you know that's not the way to be".

Keep it off the roots to avoid it looking greasy.

If roots are infected, remove the plant, cut off the roots and re-pot in sterilized soil.

She explained that a perm had damaged my hair and that's why it was breaking off, and luckily it wasn't coming off at the root.