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cutline

(ˈkʌtˌlaɪn)
n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) US and Canadian a caption accompanying an illustration
2. (Tools) US and Canadian a line marked on a piece of wood, metal, etc, to show where it is to be cut
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BRAMMER BUCK & HICKMAN, a leading UK industrial supplies specialist, has announced the launch of the Cutline range of high-performance cutting tools.
"We have received orders from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment Keriako Tobiko to stop all the operations at the tea cutline, and we are enforcing that order," Narok ecosystem conservator Mwai Muraguri said on Saturday.With the directive, the government hopes to recover thousands of hectares of land owned by prominent beneficiaries of Maasai Mau Forest Complex.
In preparation for cutting off any type of stock, a precise cutline must be established which will assure a good, square, parallel cut, and must reflect those needed changes in the length, pitch, or angle of the stock.
The problem with compressing an entire news story into a cutline was illustrated Wednesday in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's "The Nation In Brief" column.
Programs performing below an APR cutline will be penalized with the loss of a scholarship for each scholarship athlete who is an "0-for-2" - that is an athlete who leaves school early, prior to exhausting eligibility, and who wouldn't have been eligible for the ensuing term.
A cutline in the same newspaper reads, "A statue of Colonel Seth Warren of the Green Mountain Boys flanks the Bennington Battle Monument...." According to American Heritage Dictionary IV, to flank is to guard the left or right side of a structure, an endless task at this tall, four-sided stone tower.
I even wrote a launch package for a golf newsletter whose celeb editor had great testimonials--including one from Bob Hope (and the publisher insisted to my dismay on adding a "Famous Comedian and Golfer" cutline to his testimonial).
Stating the Obvious: The old rule is that cutline verbs must be in present tense.
CUTLINE: (1) Above, stART staffers Christina Roberts, left, and Tina Zlody laugh as Zlody perches a "Rescue Rascal" stuffed dog on Roberts' shoulder.
This interesting cutline from the Boston Globe (4 May) may or may not evoke an inquiry: "Maria Shriver above will host an NBC special about injured animal trainer Roy Horn (below)." Um, is Mr.
Can you write one cutline to go with both illustrations please.