nonessentials

It's going to start with the so-called nonessentials, things like, you know, meetings with contractors, meetings here in the Pentagon, paperwork kinds of things.

CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2007 2007

Here's a prediction: in five years, a UN convention will enshrine network access as a human right (preemptive strike against naysayers: "Human rights" aren't only water, food and shelter, they include such "nonessentials" as free speech, education, and privacy).

Boing Boing 2009

He was expected to tell a business summit the U.S. would cut " nonessentials " from the federal budget and get its fiscal house in order, according to the prepared text.

Obama Tries to Repair Damage Jonathan Weisman 2010

» Shifting giving: Grants are being moved from "nonessentials" to "essentials" such as food banks and housing assistance.

IndyStar.com Top Stories 2009

Here's a prediction: in five years, a UN convention will enshrine network access as a human right (preemptive strike against naysayers: "Human rights" aren't only water, food and shelter, they include such "nonessentials" as free speech, education, and privacy).

Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0 2009

"I'm a strong person and always have been, but I'm almost to the breaking point," says Carruth, whose hairstyling business dried up after tourists stopped coming to the beach and locals cut back on nonessentials like haircuts.

Gulf Oil Spill Well Is Dead, But Not Residents' Anguish AP 2010

He advocated for designs that clearly emphasized what a product could do and that were "not burdened with nonessentials."

Shaping the Look Of the World Around Us 2011

But where Cathy had placed nonessentials: dustbins, mops, loosely-bristled brooms.

Empty Windows, Empty Rooms Peter Kispert 2011

You can have everything you need to be healthy, happy, and lead a productive life if you just peel away the nonessentials that distract you and drag you—and your time, energy, and of course finances—down.

Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011

"I'm a strong person and always have been, but I'm almost to the breaking point," says Carruth, whose hairstyling business dried up after tourists stopped coming to the beach and locals cut back on nonessentials like haircuts.

Gulf Oil Spill Well Is Dead, But Not Residents' Anguish AP 2010