low-hanging

"We know the word 'low-hanging fruit' is overused, but there is still more stuff to be gotten out of that waste stream."

The Urban Quest for 'Zero' Waste David Ferry 2011

"We'll try to find a few low-hanging fruit to pick," he said, "assuming we can agree on the definition of low-hanging."

NYT > Home Page By DAVID JOLLY 2011

Generally, fundraising is easier at the beginning, when you have the so-called low-hanging fruit.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Chris Cillizza 2011

Generally, fundraising is easier at the beginning, when you have the so-called low-hanging fruit.

The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Chris Cillizza 2011

Specifically, as a country's economy grows richer and more advanced, it eventually exhausts the easiest opportunities for growth, or what economist Tyler Cowen calls the "low-hanging fruit."

Forbes.com: News Brink Lindsey 2011

Many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 won't be implemented until 2014, but much of the low-hanging fruit started Thursday.

On the Offensive James Taranto 2010

"There is no low-hanging fruit in the EU budget," says Mats Persson, the director of Open Europe, a London-based euroskeptic think tank.

EU States Seek Budget Cuts, in Theory Charles Forelle 2010

That is, projects that employ people quickly are often considered "low-hanging fruit" and can fail to set the stage for long-term economic growth.

Stimulus Dollars Benefit Nuclear-Waste Cleanup Tennille Tracy 2010

Mr. BILL BALLENGER (Publisher, Inside Michigan Politics): I think the Republicans are certainly concentrating on the low-hanging fruit, even those in the medium branches.

Longtime Michigan Rep. Dingell Faces Fight 2010

Mr. BILL BALLENGER (Publisher, Inside Michigan Politics): I think the Republicans are certainly concentrating on the low-hanging fruit, even those in the medium branches.

Longtime Michigan Rep. Dingell Faces Fight 2010