Example sentences for: slash-and-burn

How can you use “slash-and-burn” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But the LAT front-page piece offers an explanation: the move signifies the "demise of the slash-and-burn turnarounds of the 90s."

  • Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Rahm Emanuel complain of Starr's "slash-and-burn tactics" (Rangel, Face the Nation ) and his "innuendo, rumor, lies, and leaks" (Emanuel, PBS's NewsHour With Jim Lehrer ). Clinton aide Paul Begala is asked seven times by the persistent Tim Russert (NBC's Meet the Press ) why the president has yet to give a full account of his dealings with Monica Lewinsky.

  • Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri) drew bipartisan applause for demanding an end to "slash-and-burn politics," which is interpreted as a comment on the Hustler investigation that prompted Speaker-elect Bob Livingston to admit infidelity, as well as the Starr investigation.

  • Sarawak’s coast and jungle interior were controlled by the Iban — Sea Dayak pirates and Land Dayak slash-and-burn farmers.

  • Educational projects from nongovernmental organizations have helped to turn some farmers away from heavy reliance on slash-and-burn techniques, but fire suppression information remains to be distributed on the frontiers.


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