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- verb Present participle of
overcut .
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Examples
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On the Three Rivers Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest, Tester's bill mandates logging of 3,000 acres per year for 10 years in fragile Yaak grizzly bear habitat, already severely damaged by decades of overcutting.
Montana To Consider Bill Protecting Fish Habitat and Forest Jobs 2009
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On the Three Rivers Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest, Tester's bill mandates logging of 3,000 acres per year for 10 years in fragile Yaak grizzly bear habitat, already severely damaged by decades of overcutting.
Montana To Consider Bill Protecting Fish Habitat and Forest Jobs 2009
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It is estimated that less than two per cent of Haiti\'s original tropical forest cover remains today, the result of centuries of overcutting.
Marcia DeSanctis: Thinking of a Haitian Man Named Junior 2010
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It is estimated that less than two per cent of Haiti's original tropical forest cover remains today, the result of centuries of overcutting.
Marcia DeSanctis: Thinking of a Haitian Man Named Junior 2010
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The oil industry, clearance for salt pans, and overcutting by an increasing human population pose serious threats to these mangroves, but some are contained within protected areas.
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The trailer does reek of desperate overcutting though.
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Global recession, timber overcutting, collapsing sugar prices combine to devastate economy..
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The oil industry, clearance for salt pans, and overcutting by an increasing human population pose serious threats to these mangroves, but some are contained within protected areas.
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By overcutting his images, Luhrmann undercuts the emotion.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2001
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Bills now before Congress contain riders that aim to: block cleanup of contaminated sediments at Superfund sites; undermine efforts to improve air quality; weaken protections for our drinking water; prevent hard - rock mining reforms on public lands; promote overcutting of timber on national forests; block common sense efforts to improve energy conservation and combat climate change; and undermine efforts to protect endangered species.
Fact Sheet On Acting Now On Permanent Conservation Funding ITY National Archives 2000
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