tapering

• “FRIDAY'S FORECAST: Heavy rain tapering off, high 66.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Relative Values

• “Though the idea of tapering has received some attention on Wall Street of late, officials seem unlikely to want to follow that course this time unless they have some evidence that ending the program all at once in June might disrupt the functioning of the Treasury market.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Fed Unlikely to Remove Its Economic Stimulus Just Yet

• “Don't worry, you're going to see these Apple titles tapering off soon in favour of the emerging PC and the burgeoning console market.”

  Archive 2006-04-01

• “This tree is described as tapering and cone-like, with upright branches growing close to the trunk, and in its general appearance a little resembling a poplar.”

  Among the Trees at Elmridge

• “This tapering was the natural growth of the trunk; it was not, I mean, cut tapering with an ax.”

  Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden

• “After that I start tapering, which is the phase in an athletes 'training programme where the training work they perform is reduced.”

  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed

• “MAYOR ADRIAN FENTY, WASHINGTON: I think people who are used to the normal storm in Washington, d.c., would probably expect some kind of tapering off by now.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2009

• “Sometimes, strategic alterations, such as tapering the legs, can do wonders.”

  The Wall Street Journal: A New Look for Old Pleated Pants

• “Friends of mine have taken more gradual tactics that have also worked well, such as tapering off by allowing the pacifier only at certain times, such as bed and naptime, but not between.”

  Consumer Reports: Time to ditch the paci?

• “So I think the Israelis seem to be kind of tapering off during the day just for the evacuation purposes, especially in my area, but you know, down south of course they're heavy, there's some heavy firing.”

  CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2006

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