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by the board
Idioms and Phrases
Fallen out of use, discarded. This expression usually is put as go by the board , as in With all the crime around here, the practice of leaving the house unlocked has gone by the board . The board here is the board of a ship, and the expression has been used since about 1630 to signify something that has fallen overboard and been carried away. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
Jennifer Shaffer, who retired last year as the executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings, said the updated guidelines would follow the comprehensive risk assessments used in parole hearings by the board — whose commissioners include former wardens, correctional officers, criminologists and psychologists — to determine public safety risk.
The resolution passed by the board last week seeks to recruit other counties in its call for changes in pesticide monitoring, and asks the California State Assn. of Counties and the League of California Cities to help “grow collective action.”
He and others have raised concerns over projections by the board last year that gasoline prices could go by up to 47 cents a gallon in 2025, an average of 65 cents a gallon between 2031 and 2035.
Although approved by the board in Wales, the final decision is in the hands of the UK Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
Requests for comment about Vargas’ resignation were not directly addressed by the board of supervisors.
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