Example sentences of "cutting back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , gully erosion can be treated by mechanical means ( e.g. a masonry drop structure with apron ) , cutting back the gully head to stable ground and planting it to grass and/or trees , and following a variety of agronomic measures above the gully to reverse practices which brought about sheet and then gully erosion in the first place . |
| 2 | I passed an old man cutting back the undergrowth with a rusty scythe . |
| 3 | Without cutting back the vines , too many of these pellets would be wasted , wedged in the vines ' dead or dying foliage . |
| 4 | The only important road works that had to be carried out on the Penge lines comprised widening and strengthening the bridge over the railway at Anerley Station , cutting back the forecourts of Penge Police Station and property adjoining Penge Station ( I.B.S.C. Railway ) . |
| 5 | To repair concrete steps , remove loose material using a cold chisel , cutting back the concrete to leave as square on edge as possible . |
| 6 | Despite much talk of cutting back the state , the central government 's annual output of new rules and changes to the old ones has risen by 8% since 1985 . |
| 7 | Cutting back the cheek lines ( above ) is best down with the head tilted on its side |
| 8 | Despite cutting back the undergrowth to keep routes open , footpads and other outlaws haunted most lonely stretches of road . |
| 9 | It has been self-consciously policy-oriented and has fed directly into the political debate with a series of prescriptions which involve cutting back the activities of the state and changing the nature of democracy in Britain . |
| 10 | Above S * it is worth cutting back the tree since the marginal cost ( and hence the compensation ) exceeds the marginal benefit . |
| 11 | Cutting back the undergrowth encourages the seedlings to grow . |
| 12 | As concern over state expenditure mounted , governments have looked for ways of cutting back the volume of support for the railways . |