Hopefully this opening up will inspire a new, fresher slate of benchers to be elected in 2015. (slaw.ca)
A new manager needs to be given a fresh slate and allowed to bring in his own core team. (justarsenal.com)
The nature of the political system is that the public pays no attention to these squabbles, and accepts the ballot as it reaches the voter as democracy's fresh slate. (citycouncilwatch.net)