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- noun A piece of
graffiti covering the wholeheight of arailway carriage .
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Examples
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That memo has helped spark what the Army Medical Command calls a "top-to-bottom" review of a Madigan forensic psychiatric team charged with screening soldiers under consideration for medical retirement.
The Seattle Times 2012
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And on Thursday, Mr. Babbitt vowed to conduct a "top-to-bottom review of the way we operate our traffic-control system."
Turbulence Mounts at FAA Andy Pasztor 2011
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Instead of breaking ranks with labor allies to win a round of pension cuts now, as elected officials in New Jersey did recently, Ms. Raimondo has been trying for months to persuade workers, unions and taxpayers to support a top-to-bottom overhaul of Rhode Island's pension system that she says will fix the plan for decades to come.
Softer Approach on Pension Problems Michael Corkery 2011
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On April 7, the New York City Opera revealed that it was suspending plans to announce its 2011-12 season, pending the outcome of a top-to-bottom review of the company's finances that is expected to lead to drastic budget cuts.
April Is the Cruelest Month for Purveyors of High Culture Terry Teachout 2011
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A complete top-to-bottom independent institutional audit of the RCMP is more than overdue.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Nearly everyone agrees that it needs a top-to-bottom overhaul, from the key personnel to the way it does business.
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Carper's Republican counterpart, Sen. Susan Collins Maine, called on the president to endorse "top-to-bottom reform" that she said was lacking in his budget proposals.
Postal Service on tap for $11B break in 2012 budget Ed O 2011
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But the Kindle has a longer top-to-bottom design to house its physical keyboard, much like the shape of a novel but only about three-tenths of an inch thick.
Judging E-Readers by Their Book Readability Katherine Boehret 2011
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The only thing keeping a thorough top-to-bottom investigation of the Bush administration is President Obama's fruitless quest for bipartisanship.
Cheney wrong on interrogation inquiry facts, Obama official says 2009
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But the Kindle has a longer top-to-bottom design to house its physical keyboard, much like the shape of a novel but only about three-tenths of an inch thick.
Judging E-Readers by Their Book Readability Katherine Boehret 2011
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