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There are a number of liquid lawn weed-killers on the market.
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It has been found, quite clearly, that sex stimulates the sales of anything and everything from typewriters to weed-killers.
Archive 2009-07-19 William Harryman 2009
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It has been found, quite clearly, that sex stimulates the sales of anything and everything from typewriters to weed-killers.
Buddhism and Sex by M. O'C. Walshe William Harryman 2009
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As an example, biotechnology firms have produced new genetic varieties of crops that are resistant to herbicides weed-killers.
Markets and Majorities Steven M. Sheffrin 1993
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The weed-killers are destroying life in the country - it's a disgrace. '
Funeral In Berlin Deighton, Len, 1929- 1964
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Every kind of patent soil, seeds, hose, watering-cans, weed-killers and mowing machines had been tried in vain.
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme Ada M. Marzials
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"Apply weed-killers to garden walks and drives, using every precaution against domestic fowls and other bird-eating worms."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 25, 1917 Various
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The smell of the patent soils and weed-killers was positively horrible.
More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme Ada M. Marzials
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We frequently see weed-killers advertised in the catalogues of the florist.
Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover 1882
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Atrazine has been widely used for over 50 years and is credited with dramatically increasing yields of corn and sugar cane (among other crops) while reducing the need for other, cruder weed-killers, saving embattled farmers precious money.
Forbes.com: News Jeff Stier 2010
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