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bene cull

obsolete slang A good fellow. Primarily heard in UK. Ah, no, he's one of us—a right bene cull!

cull (someone or something) out of (something)

To remove someone or something from a group. We were so determined to win the science bowl that we culled everyone who seemed susceptible to stage fright out of the team.

cull out

To separate and remove someone or something from a group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cull" and "out." We were so determined to win the science bowl that we culled out everyone who seemed susceptible to stage fright. We culled the weakest members of the herd out so that only the strongest would reproduce.

cull the herd

1. Literally, to separate or remove (and usually kill) inferior animals out of a herd so as to reduce numbers or remove undesirable traits from the group as a whole. We had to quickly cull the herd when it came to light that some cows might be carrying an infectious disease.

2. By extension, to separate or remove people from a larger group. With so many people applying for a limited number of jobs, employers have had to cull the herd by introducing much stricter criteria and a more elaborate application for hiring. Universities have long used standardized test results as a means of culling the herd of applicants they receive each year.

cull someone or something out of something

and cull someone or something out

to eliminate someone or something from a group. We will cull the older pigeons out from the flock. They culled out the slower runners from the team.

cull

n. a socially unacceptable person. This place is so filled with culls! Let’s split.

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Although some of the variation in annual fox bags from the NGC was expected to be associated with variation in local culling intensity among estates, we hypothesised that some variation would be explained by landscape-related factors (e.g.

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So if you remove him because he has "freaky" antlers, you might well be culling a deer that doesn't even have inferior genetics.

Culling the herd (part 2)

Farming minister George Eustice said "strong action" was needed to protect the dairy and beef industry by controlling the spread of TB in cattle, claiming the support of "leading vets" for the culling policy.

North Tyneside MP brands badger campaign 'cruel and ineffective' as culls begin again; North Tyneside MP Mary Glindon said efforts so far to control the badger campaign had not worked and called for an alternative

Regional Friends of Wildlife ACT had always been against the kangaroo culling and had been calling for the government to produce further scientific proof that culling is essential to Australia's ecology.

$244,750 Spent on Canberra Kangaroo Cull

Lydia has set up a Coventry and Warwickshire Against the Badger Cull protest group, launching an online petition to Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, hoping to force a debate in local council chambers and urging each authority to rule out any culling on council-owned land.

Fright nights in the culling fields; Despite protests, the new year could see a badger cull in Warwickshire. MARY GRIFFIN speaks to two women standing between the badgers and the gunmen

In the control area, where no culling occurred, only 34 percent met the definition of a cull buck.

To cull or not to cull? Shooting inferior bucks may have its value, but it's never a valid excuse for poor judgment

Culling would mean the trapping, snaring, shooting and gassing of these creatures with an unknown effect on the ecosystem by their demise.

AM ignored public views; VIEWPOINTS

Officials have been culling birds since Saturday when a fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in the region bordering Bangladesh.

Culling operations continue West Bengal

Badger Trust Cymru spokesman Trevor Lawson said: "There is a very real danger that the Welsh Assembly Government will sleepwalk into badger culling despite the overwhelming evidence that it doesn't work.

Badger SOS issued over inquiry cull call

She and her colleagues looked inside 10 100-kilometer-square culling zones where badgers had been removed, regardless of whether or not cattle were infected.

Badger refugees complicate culling

Culling one of Australia's national icons will generate a negative image and drive away tourists, says Tabart.

Koala chaos! Pest or victim: koalas living on one Australian island are caught in the center of a heated debate

ANTI-blood sport campaigners have demanded the Government follow Britain's lead and stop the culling of badgers.

Badgers cull plea

The South Australian government on Wednesday ruled out culling up to 20,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island, despite calls by ecologists and environmental groups to do so.

S. Australian gov't saves koalas on Kangaroo Island from cull

After two soldiers involved in culling became ill with Nipah encephalitis, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of military personnel participating in culling activities in the outbreak-affected states of Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan and Selangor) to assess the prevalence of Nipah infection.

Nipah Virus Infection Among Military Personnel Involved in Pig Culling during an Outbreak of Encephalitis in Malaysia, 1998-1999

THE Government has announced a review of the 25-year strategy to tackle tuberculosis in cattle which includes culling badgers to curb the disease.