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Значения термина whittle away на английском

Cut away in small pieces.

Использование термина whittle away на английском
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I whittle away the rough barks of words as I go.
The Irish Times
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I daresay I'd be wiser not to whittle away my copy.
Of Human Bondage
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Henein's barrage of questions sought to whittle away at my allegations by undermining my credibility.
The Guardian
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We stipulate to the things we can't fight, and we whittle away at everything else.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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He tried to temporize, to whittle away her fears.
Number Seventeen
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For Zuckerberg it is a strategic imperative to whittle away at the dominance of these services.
The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
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And the Toyman began to whittle , whittle away.
Seven O'Clock Stories
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You can steadily whittle away your family's IHT liability by making gifts to your loved ones.
The Guardian
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Mursi has begun to whittle away at the state apparatus that kept autocrats in power for decades.
Reuters
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By prolonging life, we cannot subtract or whittle away one jot from the duration of our death.
The Book of Skulls
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The avians intended to destroy the invaders once and for all, not whittle away at their ranks.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavoured language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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The draft constitution contains Islamist-flavored language which opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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Data mining The corporate sector has increasingly been collaborating with government agencies in data-mining projects that whittle away individual liberties.
Wired
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Silence, and whittle away.
Diary in America, Series One
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The draft constitution also contains vague, Islamist-flavoured language that its opponents say could be used to whittle away human rights and stifle criticism.
Reuters
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