Sentences with phrase «to wither on the vine»

Open data is too important to let wither on the vine.

«Instead, he squandered millions on a fake party, and left millions more in his campaign account as New York Democrats in the legislature and in Congress withered on the vine.

«Today, we saw hope die and wither on the vine of injustice.

The ideas I have for more literary works will probably wither on the vine.

It may well be that the Tribunal case will wither on the vine if Murray Goulburn obtains approval from the corporate regulator to withdraw its takeover offer for Warrnambool.

A lot of great players wither on the vine, become wallflowers, when the pressure is the biggest.»

The 2,900 - acre Enterprise Park at Calverton has gone undeveloped for years, with a variety of proposals withering on the vine.

``... UKIP probably will have a good night in the Euro elections and wither on the vine almost immediately.»

Is your inner sommelier withering on the vine at that desk job?

I am beyond disgusted at how quality, high - value black women are left withering on the vine.

Bored tale of squabbling over Californian wineries withers on the vine.

A pretty good cast consisting of two Oscar winners and two Oscar nominees withers on the vine, waiting for a first time director to get on with things in «Same Kind of Different as Me,» a faith - based drama of the... Continue reading →

Perhaps smarting after letting its three - row seven - passenger Q7 wither on the vine, Audi has ignored trying to play catch - up with its competitors.

And the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, now minty fresh after years spent withering on the vine, certainly fit the description of «guaranteed cash generator.»

They released the 9.7 - inch Kindle DX in 2009 and then updated it in 2010, but then they never even bothered to keep the software up - to - date after that and just let the DX wither on the vine.

In his absence, the Colorado Veterinary Association withered on the vine.

In July, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled a national carbon tax on that country's 500 worst polluters, after her predecessor was turfed from office when his own carbon pricing scheme withered on the vine.

Some tropical regions could lose up to 200 growing days a year, and more than two billion rural people could see their hopes wither on the vine or in the field.

Efforts at protecting rainforests could wither on the vine unless governments increase backing for REDD scheme

Potential clients that have been successfully enticed to contact law firms are left to wither on the vine through poor intake practices.

(Blogs that grow stagnant and wither on the vine come to mind.)

Conversely, divided we will continue to look backward, point fingers, lament, build walls and likely wither on the vine.

Spotify without Universal Music would swiftly wither on the vine.

«We can not let this vision wither on the vine and we need to recognise the ultimate importance of a national voice at this level to protect and safeguard all expressions of community control.»

The W.F.P.'s political director, Bill Lipton, said Cuomo «squandered millions on a fake party and left millions more in his campaign account as New York Democrats in the legislature and in Congress withered on the vine.»

Probably wither on the vine!

You should be overjoyed that the beliefs that have shackled your mind and warped your morality to such a poisonous extent are withering on the vine.

The denial movement has become too big simply to ignore, hoping that without publicity it «will wither on the vine.»

All of us in the past two centuries or so have been conditioned to believe that historical and social events will bring about the ultimacy of the national state which can then afford to allow religion to wither on the vine.

If Christian morality is not the key to the fullness of life then it is of little value, and Christianity itself will, rightly, wither on the vine.

Arya and the House of Black and White; Rickon Stark; Ellaria Sand, the Sand Snakes, and a Dorne subplot best left to wither on the vine; Ghost; Euron Greyjoy; Bran and the Three - Eyed Raven; visions of young Ned Stark; Bronn (maybe Littlefinger can pay him to join the Knights of the Vale?)

Refusing to wither on the vine, they have put together amazing attendance streaks that date back as far as 1911.

I like the idea of being able to «graduate» to a kid tray in the future, so I hope Nuna will make the «coming soon» accessories they have listed on the website and not leave those ideas to wither on the vine....

Reeves and Collins are happy to let the House of Lords «wither on the vine», express an anti-pluralist instinct for unicameralism rather more common in the collectivist tradition than the democratic republican one.

«While we wait for an overhaul of the social care system, it's vital that care services aren't allowed to wither on the vine.

He admits many believe party politics is withering on the vine.

After the vote was in, the Working Families Party issued a bitter statement, saying the governor had squandered his resources on a «fake» party, Cuomo's newly created Women's Equality Party, and that he had let Democrats in the legislature and in Congress «wither on the vine».

The Government has not only allowed social housing to wither on the vine, it has allowed the gap between the richest and the poorest in our country to turn into a chasm.

But at the state Capitol, we fear, the Senate is headed into another season in which all hope of humane working conditions for the people who toil on New York's farms will wither on the vine.

DARPA initiative to develop self - navigating robots introduces a world of potential for the development of autonomous vehicles, but will the government take advantage of its research or let it wither on the vine?

«It would be crazy to simultaneously boost applied research and allow fundamental research to wither on the vine,» says Robert Massey, deputy executive director of the Royal Astronomical Society in London.

The Toronto International Film Festival, which ended Sunday, has long been a proving ground for Oscar buzz, a preview of the next few months in cinema where movies either begin to build critical momentum for a major awards campaign or wither on the vine.

It's not always Hollywood's fault: when good movies like this one wither on the vine, we have only ourselves to blame.

'' «Withering on the vine» might work in the private sector but it is not an acceptable outcome for children... Struggling schools need rapid help to turn around, not a long drawn - out death of declining resources and numbers, condemning the remaining pupils to lower standards,» he added.