How To Use Fallow In A Sentence

At the Fallowfield lead mine, near Hexham in Northumberland, it is associated with witherite; and at Bromley Hill, near Alston in Cumberland, it occurs in veins with galena. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
The Teagasc analysis also shows that around 10% of beef farmers will completely destock and allow their land lie fallow.
During the same period fallow deer numbers multiplied from a dozen or so to over 250.
Rare arable flowers such as shepherd's needle, the cornflower and marigolds thrive in the fallow land, encouraging insects as food for birds.
The night's very dark," said Hobbie, rising and looking through the casement of the cottage; "and, to speak truth, and shame the deil, though Elshie's a real honest fallow, yet somegate I would rather take daylight wi 'me when I gang to visit him. The Black Dwarf

The island hosts 23 recorded species of mammals, including small herds of bontebok, springbuck, steenbok, fallow deer and eland. ANC Daily News Briefing
Agricultural improvement required the elimination of the fallow and the raising of yields, but such innovation required more animals: manure-machines for the arable.
Scots, plack and bawbee, gin ye'll be an honest fallow for anes, and just daiker up the gate wi 'this Sassenach. Rob Roy — Complete
Previously they were left to lie fallow allowing rainwater to collect in the plough furrows.
The fallow deer to see them raik on raw [walk in a row], Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1
Tammas, ma puir fallow, if it could avail, a 'tell ye a' wud lay doon this auld worn-oot ruckle o 'a body o' mine juist tae see ye baith sittin 'at the fireside, an' the bairns round ye, couthy an 'canty again; but it's nae tae be, Tammas, it's nae tae be. Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners)
Researchers have explored the use of green fallow systems in recent years—however, a suitable green cover has not been discovered.
The island hosts 23 recorded species of mammals, including small herds of bontebok, springbuck, steenbok, fallow deer and eland. ANC Daily News Briefing
Prior to this 5 papers about history, culture, folk-lore and language of Gujjars were presented in the paper reading sessions fallowed by a short story reading session in which 4 latest short stories were presented Gujjar writers adopts resolution for inclusion of Gojri into Indian Constitution
A total of 98 non-native species and 89 native species were observed in the fallow field habitat.
He chafed a begrimed hand across a similarly soiled mouth, maw gaping wide in a grin, to reveal ebony teeth with fallow flashes of gold.
Hunters, in organised groups of three to four people, will be allowed to shoot mouflons, wild boars, roes, red deer and fallow deer at Christmas.
Across the surface of a vast upland plateau stretched the plains of Maras, fallow fields of gold and russet, broken by hedgerows of agave and patches of brown earth where oxen and ploughmen had been. One River
Wormers must now record their daily haul, and they are required to harvest the worms on a rotational basis, leaving some beaches to lie fallow for a season.
fallow farmland
Creation of new products would fallow a selection of components already created.
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Greater volatile loss was due to more manure applied to grassland, whereas leaching loss decreased with the elimination of manure applied to fallow corn land.
Further, more land was used within the existing area of cultivation, by reducing the amount of fallow land, and replacing permanent pasture and rough grazing with arable rotations.
The current levels of expenditure were not reduced, because farmers were compensated with income supports, including set-aside payments for leaving cultivated land to lie fallow.
The Swindon area is home to species including roe, fallow and muntjac deer.
At the same time they chide Nokia for letting huge opportunities lie fallow.
Hark thee, man — I owe thee a day in harst — I’ll pay up your thousan pund Scots, plack and bawbee, gin ye’ll be an honest fallow for anes, and just daiker up the gate wi’ this Rob Roy
Mammalian introductions have occurred periodically in this region and include species such as agouti (Dasyprocta agouti), fallow deer (Dama dama) to provide game, the indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) and the inadvertent importation of rats (Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus). Guadeloupe
Nutrient renewal also occurs more rapidly under a managed fallow system than it does under unmanaged fallow for a number of reasons.
Sue, who lives in Fallowfield, receives a student loan and an allowance from her parents, who also pay for her accommodation.
The Essex Police wildlife officer, said fallow and muntjac deer migrate across the major route and are killed or injured by unsuspecting motorists.
In many cases, fertility can be restored using crop rotation and fallow practices.
I think it would be best if we let the Wit lie fallow for now and concentrated on developing your Skill. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
Herein, we consider two main hypotheses to assess the possible function of the post-copulatory vocalization of fallow bucks.
The fruits of the earth (though it had long lain fallow, and therefore, one would think, should have been the more fertile) were thin and poor, so that the husbandman had no occasion to hire harvest people to reap his corn, nor teams to carry it home, for he could be scarcely said to have any. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
In the Asia Field, you will feel your eyes are not big enough to take in the camels, yaks, fallow deer, sika deer, blue sheep and springbok capering in all directions.
Fortunately his talents were not allowed to lie fallow, and he was encouraged to excavate sites across the island, using the labour of fellow internees.
I found Moodie and Monaghan employed in piling up heaps of bush near the house, which they intended to burn off by hand previous to firing the rest of the fallow, to prevent any risk to the building from fire. Roughing It in the Bush
The Cape Argus reported on its front page on Tuesday that among the animals affected were bontebok, springbuck, fallow deer and rabbits, and that environmentalists blamed neglect by the museum, which manages the island. ANC Daily News Briefing
Should you maintain your staff during fallow times at the expense of bottom-line profits for the coming fiscal quarters?
I was ance gain to speir what was the matter, but I saw a curn o 'camla-like fallows wi' them, an 'I thought they were a' fremit to me, an 'sae they might eat ither as Towy's hawks did, for onything that I cared. The Proverbs of Scotland
Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.
Since there was nobetter yesterdaythey had fallowed merely their own tails until becoming dizzy. A Mess
In case the Governor hasn't noticed, if history repeats, and it has so far, Australia's house prices are generally about 12 months into the 7 year price fallow period.
Tilling and fertilizing summer fallow and finishing wheat harvest are the main field activities.
Its wood, which is very heavy and of a fallow colour, has the grain and smell of ebony.
Skipper Dave Fallows hit the only six in the match but was caught at deep midwicket next ball for 24.
Like all lumbering communities Dryden did not present a very advanced or refined state of development in that period, and John Southworth, who was a keen and careful observer of men and things in those times in which he participated, used to say in after years that the Dryden farmer, who occasionally took out of his clearing in those days to the county seat of this or an adjoining county with his ox team a load of lumber, or perhaps a cargo of charcoal, or sometimes a few barrels of potash salts leached from the ashes gathered after the burning of his fallow, when he was interrogated by the tradesmen to who he sold his products as to where his home was, would admit with no little hesitation and embarrassment, that he lived "just in the edge of Dryden. Living in Dryden: Developing Dryden, circa 1825
Dressed in Wellington boots and a waxed jacket, Mike Robinson, proprietor of the Harwood Arms pub in London and Pot Kiln pub near Newbury, Berkshire, England, whacks some freshly killed fallow deer onto a home-made barbeque, pulls out some chanterelle and wood-blewit mushrooms plucked from the forests that morning, and throws them into another pan with some rich-yoked duck eggs. A New Breed of Epicurean Delights
The estate includes a 17th century deer park with a herd of fallow deer, and ornamental gardens.
Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow .
In the aisles between the vines as well as in fallow fields, growers plant different crops to crowd out weeds, repel bugs, and provide soil nutrients.
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
It was often planted on land that formerly had been fallowed.
He collected numerous heads from his hunting days, including one of each: blackbuck, scimitar horned oryx, elk, fallow, pronghorn, boar, etc. Our Father enjoyed hunting big-game for several years, and read various hunting magazines. Sadly, he passed away in Nov 2008.
I'd love to be able to use my creative bits more in the day, and not let them lie fallow until ‘one day‘.
When places are torn down they lie fallow for a time.
A third of Russia's arable land lies fallow and production costs are one-third lower than those for American wheat farmers.
A tender after-glow impurpled all the heaven like a remembered passion, and bathed field and fallow in its bloom. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864
The Council of Agriculture has designated 2,000 hectares of fallow farmland for the growing of biomass crops including canola, soybeans and sunflowers next year, officials said yesterday.
Her eyes light up as she imagines some of the fertile opportunities that still lie fallow.
During a fallow period in my research in Bolivia (ok, I was broke) I worked in La Britannia, Bolivia's only British pub.
Russ began as a DJ playing soul in clubs like the Sandpiper, in Fallowfield, and touring the country.
Cannock Chase has rolling hills, heathers, quiet forests and wild fallow deer.
That's a very complicated question - I just have to, I guess - though not all the time - I alternate periods of productivity with extended fallow periods.
The FWS had prohibited ‘disking’ firebreaks and farming in designated rat habitat, and the Domenigonis had allowed rat habitat to grow by fallowing their fields.
“O, brawlie did I ken Steenie, puir fallow,” replied the prisoner; — “but I canna condeshend on ony particular time I have seen him lately.” The Antiquary
When Fallows visited their home, he found adults returning from their daily commutes and children discussing their day’s studies in unaccented American English. Immigration: The Perpetual Controversy
Fallowing is the practice of leaving fields unplanted, in this case for at least a year to give the soil a chance to stock up enough moisture for a profitable crop.
The island is a natural habitat for abundant wildlife, with alligators (look for them lazing in the sun in Myrtle Pond), fallow deer, river otter, and armadillos.
There are other practices known to store carbon, including minimizing or eliminating fallow, planting winter cover crops, and maintaining buffer zones.
The lake basin includes piles of skeletons of large mammals such as fallow deer, red deer, and aurochs, the ancestor of modern cattle.
No need to worry over wheat when you're harvesting barley, and maize isn't going to be as fruitful when it's time to sow fallow.
If there is little or no crop residue, such as when the previous crop was removed for hay or silage, it won't work well to use herbicide for weed control for the entire fallow period.
Owd Sammy" had finished his say, however, and having a sensible theory that having temporarily exhausted his views upon a subject, it was well to let the field lie in fallow, he did not begin again. That Lass o' Lowrie's: A Lancashire Story
May be the Highland tyke is right, cummer, (said one o 'the red coats) and the fallow is jumpit thro' the bole, but harkye maister gudeman, an ye hae ony mair o 'your barns-breaking wi us, ye'se get a sark fu' o 'sair banes, that's a'. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827
So he filled his canteen up and dropped a couple of iodine water purification tabs in it and fallowed the directions perfectly. Into the Wild ...
In the boom and bust of the 1980s and early 1990s, property developers began lending spaces to artist-run initiatives, rather than let them lie fallow: this was a way of enlivening the shells of unlet buildings.
(15 October 2008) - The perfect balance between Shiraz and Parmesan is the metaphor that came to mind when we met Nat Denning, a fashion retailer, and Michael, a retail shopfitter, who have combined to create Fallow, one of Australia's most stylish and unique boutiques. Cool Hunting
The Atlantic has already gotten aboard the cluetrain by giving James Fallows and Matthew Yglesias blogs and by excising the stupid in giving Mark Steyn the boot. Caitlin Flanagan drives me bugfuck
Jack is number one fallowed by heath. the rest are nothing, the comic book boys are far better than cesar some ancient wanna be joker, and hamill a cartoon. jack and heath are the closest things to the good joker comics. and if you voted hamill, what is wrong with you are you five. "oh he has an evil laugh" no hamill is garbage Who's the Best Joker?
Should we be attempting to develop the site as a public amenity and cultural resource or should we simply leave the land to lie fallow for future generations to exploit?
We have 300 water deer and 100 fallow deer.
Farmers are now paid to let their land lie fallow .
Space between his mangos was let to lie fallow for most of the year, planting vegetables between them when the rains came.
The band went through a fallow period in the late 90s.
The town could be described as "sedate", and McFallow was in the business of sedation. The Quiet Room by Doug Holder
‘The disappearance of fallow areas will also be a loss for the biological diversity of the sanctuary,’ Buergin reported.
Most herbicide applications during fallow will eliminate two tillage operations.
Therefore, 67 acres of the marled field only will be put under corn; and the remaining 33 acres ploughed lor pea-fallow, and the peas sown late in May or early in June.
On the wetter slopes, fields were laid out like checkerboards, lined with eucalyptus and agave, and those that had been left fallow were thick with cosmos and zinnias, helianthus, bidens, and calceolaria, all yellows and golds and reds. One River
` ` The night's very dark, '' said Hobbie, rising and looking through the casement of the cottage; ` ` and, to speak truth, and shame the deil, though Elshie's a real honest fallow, yet somegate The Black Dwarf
Canadian Press is reporting that Harper "panned" the idea of fallow field legislation. Archive 2006-04-01
For instance, all the agricultural mitzvot (the commandments to tithe produce, let the land lie fallow every seven years, etc.) apply only in the land of Israel.
You do go through fallow periods but my energy is great at the moment.
They let the land lie fallow for a year.
These lands were retained for agricultural use, but the peripheral areas and the poorest or the heaviest were left to lie fallow, often until the assarting from the waste in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Much of his current research program focuses on strategies to reduce or eliminate the use of summer fallow in dryland crop rotations in the Nebraska Panhandle.
But since her Oscar and her induction into Hollywood, she has entered a fallow period.
I have had periods where I've had work I found extremely satisfying and challenging, and I've had real fallow periods that felt scary.
Like grain farming dairying is a relatively scalable enterprise, especially if the cattle are fed upon unpalatable leavings or fallow land which would otherwise be underutilized. Low Vitamin D Levels Put Healthy Children at Risk
But as so often happens, Wood's career soared while Wagner's hit a fallow period, and the fairytale marriage collapsed.
There was the shaggy creature, which might have been fallow under Urth's sun, streaked with black yet still skipping with frantic energy; even as I saw him, Sidero's caliver blotched him more. The Urth of the New Sun
This field had been fallow the previous year, and it was already blanketed with wild mustard, violets, chickweed, and wild parsnip.
The estate includes a 17th century deer park with a herd of fallow deer, and ornamental gardens.
He deprecates paring and burning as exhaustive of the vegetable juices, advises winter fallowing and marling, and affirms that "there is no superficies of earth, how poor soever it may be, but has in its own bowels something or other for its own improvement. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864
This poetic output, at a time when post-Chaucerian England was fallow, was a combination of classic grace, religious fervour, eroticism, and bawdry which was almost hypnotic.
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If sufficient soil water is available the following spring, corn could be planted or if moisture is limited, the field could be fallowed and winter wheat could be planted in the fall.
A resurgence in fur wearing in the 1980s - after a relatively fallow period of animal cruelty for the sake of fashion - galvanised the anti-fur lobby into one of its most successful campaigns.
The 360-acre deer park was closed three months ago to try to protect the 500 red, fallow and manchurian sika deer, which roam free in a separate area east of the ruins of the 12 th century abbey.
Leaving some fields fallow provided a natural check on insect populations.
There's a huge amount of land, either fallow or in low-value crops like hayfields" Associated could acquire and replant in pears, the 65-year-old farmer says. Oregon Pear Growers Sour on Land Law
Summer fallow is the best method of destroying weeds.
It had lain fallow all his life so far as the abstract thought of the books was concerned, and it was ripe for the sowing. Chapter 7
Fallow deer, he says, are less pricey - a buck will fetch around ￡4-500, a doe about ￡80-90.
Most of the venison comes from fallow deer, the kind that drop their horns in April and May in the park at Richmond; these are the usual inhabitants of deer parks.
Only in Flanders and a few contiguous districts was grain rotated with soil-restoring fodder crops, such as clover, lucerne, and sainfoin, and fallow thus eliminated.
Mr Fallows was a stalwart committee member whose name appeared year after year on the trophies, and the Horticultural Society Committee will be meeting shortly to decide upon some form of permanent memorial to him.
The officials said that if the plum rains bring disappointing rainfalls in the south, leaving farmland fallow in the summer would be the only way to prevent drought conditions.
On the peaty hummocks of Yew Tree Heath in the north-east of the forest, where a few hessian-coloured fallow deer merge into the rust-tipped bracken, the only sounds are the wailing of a redshank and the hum of bees.
Hunters, in organised groups of three to four people, will be allowed to shoot mouflons, wild boars, roes, red deer and fallow deer at Christmas.
But Jock cam' to questions, and being a fallow/Stout, buirdly and sonsy, he soon pleased her taste,/And awa' went the twasome, haup-jaup in their daffin',/Thro' wynds and blind alleys no time for to waste. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
Lake Champlain is 125 miles long.33 He was fascinated by its fine woods, beautiful islands, open meadows, and vast abundance of “game stags, fallow deer, fawns, roebuck, bears and other animals” that swam from the mainland to the islands. Champlain's Dream
Most of the fields are fallow; there's very little livestock - a few sheep, I think - ` A TROUT IN THE MILK
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
The mean total dry matter yield at the 1963 harvest was significantly higher (Pfallowed throughout 1962.
It has been an interesting exercise this year and most particularly with the availability of the various derogations on fallow or ploughed or failed crop land.
Other browsing mammals, such as wapiti, fallow deer, goat, chamois and thar, have restricted distributions but have caused severe damage in places. Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand
Bairnsdale reached the finals again in 1983 before enduring more than a decade of fallow seasons.
You're in a unique position in that you're a celebrity but one who's most famous for trashing her fallow celebrates.
Hunters, in organised groups of three to four people, will be allowed to shoot mouflons, wild boars, roes, red deer and fallow deer at Christmas.
A third of Russia's arable land lies fallow and production costs are one-third lower than those for American wheat farmers.
Governments also pay farmers to fallow land - as in CRP programs -, pays farmers not to produce - as in quota systems, and pays farmers to overproduce - as in production and export subsidies. Limits to Growth?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
They sowed much (v. 6), kept a great deal of ground in tillage, which, they might expect, would turn to a better advantage than usual, because their land had long lain fallow and had enjoyed its sabbaths. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Similarly, he wrote songs, in the fallow period following his Christian phase, in which he took on the role of an accusing social commentator.
After college, he started playing in jazz and funk combos around the Manchester student pubs of Withington and Fallowfield for a few quid and some beer.
The Government should pass a law that allows no land to lie fallow.
Its watershed is highly agricultural, mostly made up of cultivated croplands, pastures, or fallow land.
Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.
A total of 98 non-native species and 89 native species were observed in the fallow field habitat.
The word fallow is said to be derived from an ancient Saxon word signifying to become pale, in allusion to the manner in which the colour of the fallow deer is shaded down from the deep streak of dark brown on the back, to the pale fawn of the sides and the white under the body. The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally
But Jock cam' to questions, and being a fallow/Stout, buirdly and sonsy, he soon pleased her taste,/And awa' went the twasome, haup-jaup in their daffin',/Thro' wynds and blind alleys no time for to waste. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
The deal underscores a solid revival in the mergers and acquisitions market after the fallow years that followed the collapse of the technology boom.
The last grey hour between twilight and darkness came, when squirrels vanished into their nests, and birds dwindled into silence, while bats, dormice and fallow deer emerged from their daytime shelter.
As those are not fit to be sown with divine comforts whose fallow ground is not first broken up, so those are not fit to be employed in sowing who know not how to break up the fallow ground, but, when they have laid their hand to the plough, upon every occasion look back and think of quitting it. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
No wild deer could act more absurdly than does the axis, the barasingha and fallow, even after generations have been bred in captivity. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations
Accessible only by boat, the island provides a natural habitat for a diverse community of wildlife including alligators, fallow deer, dolphins, river otters, and armadillos.
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
I rest my head at last, eyes towards the unbroken ground lay fallow for a duration of nights.
The Atlantic's liberal bloggers are puffed up with outrage that Mrs. Clinton would "dignify" the Spectator, as James Fallows puts it: Life in the Vast Lane
Wormers must now record their daily haul, and they are required to harvest the worms on a rotational basis, leaving some beaches to lie fallow for a season.
Perhaps it's also a parable about creativity, and the creator's need to lie fallow and be "numskulled" at times. Archive 2009-03-01
The material in this outstanding book lay fallow in 25 footlockers at the Army War College and was not discovered until 1957.
It was the only house on a small unnamed lake in the middle of eighty acres of fallow farmland off the Manning Trail north of town. VAPOR TRAIL
What lies fallow is as if allowed by the license of the letter under the rule of flaw. Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian
Chen told the Taipei Times that it was unnecessary to let fields lie fallow because the peak irrigation demand period was almost over.
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
Tammas, ma puir fallow, if it could avail, a 'tell ye a' wud lay doon this auld worn-oot ruckle o 'a body o' mine juist tae see ye baith sittin 'at the fireside, an' the bairns roond ye, couthy an 'canty again; but it's no tae be, Tammas, it's no tae be. A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 2
December 15th, 2009 at 5: 49 pm but there are pre-modern analogies to detroit. rome and constantinople were built to be huge cities, but collapsed to such an extent that vast expanses of officially “urban” zones were left fallow and had re-wilded. of course was only one part of the cycle, rome bounced back from its dark age nadir, and constantinople revived upon the rents received from the ottoman empire. urgs Says: Matthew Yglesias » Turning Detroit Around
From the Forest of Dean the king took minerals, underwood, timber, and red and fallow deer.
Usually uncultivated and fallow lands need cleaning and leveling.
It will probably be easier to edit it down after it's been critiqued (and has lain fallow for three weeks) anyway. 11/11/07: Wordstock
He collected numerous heads from his hunting days, including one of each: blackbuck, scimitar horned oryx, elk, fallow, pronghorn, boar, etc. Our Father enjoyed hunting big-game for several years, and read various hunting magazines. Sadly, he passed away in Nov 2008.
More common are species such as agouti (Dasyprocta agouti), fallow deer (Dama dama) to provide game, the indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) and the inadvertent importation of the black or roof rat and the brown or Norway rat (Rattus rattus, R. norvegicus). Leeward Islands dry forests
After a fallow period, she gave birth to two sons.
The village council or the lineage group did not have effective control over lands under cultivation or fallow fields.
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Contemporary dance is coming onto the arts scene again after a long fallow period.
“The night’s very dark,” said Hobbie, rising and looking through the casement of the cottage; “and, to speak truth, and shame the deil, though Elshie’s a real honest fallow, yet somegate I would rather take daylight wi’ me when I gang to visit him.” The Black Dwarf
` ` O, brawlie did I ken Steenie, puir fallow, '' replied the prisoner; --- ` ` but I canna condeshend on ony particular time I have seen him lately. '' The Antiquary
The porridge crop was less valuable than the cereal, and fallowing meant that at any one time one-third to one-half of all arable land was producing nothing.
The shorter fallow period means less fertility in the soil and more weeds in the fields.
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
Starting in the 1930s the betterment schemes forced families into villages and turned their farmland to grazing or left it to lie fallow.
He said: ‘We have been in a fallow period until now but we are moving up a gear in the autumn.’
The term fallow, in Agriculture, designates that period in which the soil, left to the influence of the atmosphere, becomes enriched with those soluble mineral constituents. Familiar Letters on Chemistry
They can't let fields lie fallow to build up nutrients and to keep weed infestations manageable, and they can't afford chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
She would learn to use the Art as Tesla Bombeck, or let it lie fallow inside her. EVERVILLE
The young males which our fallow deer do bring forth are commonly named according to their several ages: for the first year it is a fawn, the second a pricket, the third a sorel, the fourth a soare, the fifth a buck of the first head, not bearing the name of a buck till he be five years old: and from henceforth his age is commonly known by his head or horns. Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series)
It asks questions society still has not begun to debate, and will probably allow to lie fallow until Something occurs that thrusts us all directly into the very problems we're not considering.
Professional councillors should be elected at a reasonable salary and elections should be held every year for one-third of the councillors with a fallow year as is the system in many parts of the country already.
The uphill fallow fields, where the Pwo grow rice and other arable crops, are normally up to a half-day walk from their streamside homes.
Pure bischofite crystals are aquatic-transparent, but may also be of white, rose and fallow colour depending on impurities.
ALAPPUZHA: The Mannancherry grama panchayat, which is all set to be declared a village with no fallow land on Saturday, is in a festive mood what with delegates from several other panchayats and students from the Kerala Agricultural University coming down to witness the declaration. The Hindu - Front Page
As James Fallows of The Atlantic put it so accurately, Netanyahu is the "Dick Cheney of Israel," characterizing the former vice president as someone who, "mistook short-term intransigence for long-term strategic wisdom, seemed blind and tone-deaf to the 'moral' and 'soft power' components of influence, profited from a polarized and fearful political climate, and attempted to command rather than earn support from allies and potential adversaries. Stephen Zunes: Netanyahu's Speech and the Democrats' Dangerous Embrace of Extremism
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
This field had been fallow the previous year, and it was already blanketed with wild mustard, violets, chickweed, and wild parsnip.
He already owns several luxury golf courses, including Trump National in Loudoun County, and Albemarle House once had a nine-hole golf course designed by Arnold Palmer on its grounds, which is now fallow. Va. winemaker's painstakingly built empire crumbled in months amid recession
Armed with these, an airline can make supernormal profits when seasonal summer demand is strong, while sustaining a profitable platform in the fallow winter months.
Now I am very glad, for there came to us our new citizen, Joseph, who plowed the portion of Jedidiah's field which had remained fallow from the day of his death. The Breakfast of the Birds, and Other Stories
Hark thee, man --- I owe thee a day in harst --- I'll pay up your thousan pund Scots, plack and bawbee, gin ye'll be an honest fallow for anes, and just daiker up the gate wi 'this Rob Roy
Even though the Stones have been in what you might call a creatively fallow period, we want to hear them more than ever.
They let the land lie fallow for a year.
Respondents often contrasted this term with takin k'inal, which I have glossed as ‘dry, unfertile land,’ and was used to describe recently fallowed swiddens and early successional forest.
It was the only house on a small unnamed lake in the middle of eighty acres of fallow farmland off the Manning Trail north of town. VAPOR TRAIL
Castilian speech, Castilian ploughs, Castilian fallows, and the Castilian attitude to economic activity go together.
The {76} carucate frequently consisted of eight bovatæ of arable land; but the number of acres appears to have varied not only according to the quality of the soil, but according to the custom of husbandry of the shire: for where a two-years 'course, or crop and fallow, was adopted, more land was adjudged to the carucate than where a three-years' course obtained, the land lying fallow not being reckoned or rateable. Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
One city becomes overdeveloped while the rest of the nation comparatively lies fallow.

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