Word Finder - cultivating

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To grow plants, notably crops

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Most farmers in this region cultivate maize.

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To nurture; to foster; to tend.

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They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.

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To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

They must be cultivating their own language.

E. littoralis, common in some shore districts, is worth cultivating.

My job was mainly plowing and cultivating the good land preparing for the grain harvest.

Cultivating new customers into becoming more loyal customers through specialized communication.

So when did the karma chameleon start cultivating an interest in politics?

A joint UN and Colombian survey recently indicated that in 2000 the area devoted to cultivating coca actually increased to over 400,000 acres.

Japan sought to educate its colonial subjects for the purpose of improving productivity and not for cultivating a highly educated populace.

All of these factors were a great attraction to the Han Chinese who were good at cultivating paddy rice.

The general average for the United Kingdom might then recede to rather less than 28 bushels of 60 lb per bushel, which was for a long time the accepted average - unless, of course, improved methods of cultivating and manuring the soil were to increase its general wheat-yielding capacity.'

It is how we eat rice, how we work the fields (cultivating sugar cane for example).

In the 1950's Japan began cultivating and using stevia as a sweetener.

In addition to advancing your creative side, the book offers advice on licensing your work, cultivating repeat customers and negotiating contracts.

Cultivating their land was always important despite any other jobs they held.

Cultivating an understanding of other people's communication styles and personalities is essential, so classes in psychology may be part of some school's curricula.

All are not of the same vigorous habit, as will easily be seen by cultivating a collection; but the rich, self, green-leaved kinds are usually as free and as hardy as the wild plant.

Love Grass (Eragrostis) - Grasses, some of which are worth cultivating for their elegant feathery panicles.

Our native M. effusum is worth cultivating for its feathery plumes.

Poa - Perennial and annual grasses, few worth cultivating.

In cultivating this plant full exposure of the foliage to sunlight, combined with cool, uniformly moist conditions at the roots, is necessary.

It is worth cultivating on the margins of water.

Zygadenus - Plants of the Lily family, not very ornamental for their flowers, which are all greenish-yellow, but their distinct growth makes them worth cultivating in a botanical or a full collection.

By the late 1880's, Burpee purchased a farm in Pennsylvania called Fordhook Farm and began cultivating new vegetable strains.

The company's mission was to promote sustainable agriculture and preserve plant biodiversity by cultivating heirloom plants of all kinds.

It is also naturally pest resistant and grows very quickly, so cultivating it has a low environmental impact.

It is known that Catholic monks were cultivating the pinot noir grapes in Burgundy in the sixth century with much success.

The appellation has strict regulations that cover all aspects of the growing, cultivating and production process.

The SECC study appears to confirm earlier findings that the children of working mothers often benefit from her involvement in the outside world in terms of cultivating their own interests.

Our teacher's teacher defined love as "profound interest", and we strongly advocate cultivating and displaying interest in your partner.

The eye-gazing practice and cultivating interest are two important components of doing so.

If the relationship you are cultivating becomes more serious, you'll have to come clean if you've lied!

Aquarians are not intimidating and don't have a problem with approaching a wide variety of people and cultivating a very healthy social life.

Tao yoga, also known as Taoist or Daoist yoga, is based on the basic principles of tai chi and Hatha yoga, and combines these principles into a discipline that focuses on cultivating a better understanding of our bodies.

In the interest of cultivating a successful therapeutic experience, it's a good idea to choose well-rounded programs that address a variety of developmental issues, particularly if your family member is new to treatment.

It's a constant evolution of using keywords and cultivating links.

Bill Baren specializes in helping entrepreneurs become successful while at the same time cultivating their creativity and allowing it to flourish.

A positive side effect of implementing this approach to human resources management is cultivating increasingly productive and loyal employees who choose to stay with your organization for the long-term.

Companies that make effective use of branding strategies tend to be the most successful organization when it comes to attracting new customers and cultivating loyal customer relationships and repeat business.

Grains are high in carbohydrates, and many low-carb proponents believe that since we only started cultivating grains at the onset of agriculture, our bodies have not yet evolved to be able to process them.

The Romans loved their wine so much they brought the vines with them as they conquered the world cultivating the vine and giving the wine growing regions their start.

He recommended that yeast should be purified by cultivating it in a solution of sugar containing tartaric acid, or, in wort containing a small quantity of phenol.

This last post left him plenty of leisure, which he used for travelling and cultivating the society of interesting people, a taste which earned him the title of Monsignore Ubique.

Next come the mercantile castes, mostly belonging to the Jain sect; these are followed by the powerful cultivating tribes, such as the Jats and Gujars, and then come the so-called aboriginal tribes, chief of whom are the Minas, Bhils and Meos.

That wrought by man in destroying forests and cultivating the land will be no less effective, and already specimens in our herbaria alone represent species no longer to be found in a living state.

These divisions merge one into the other, and admit of almost indefinite subdivision, while they are subject to great modifications by human interference in clearing and cultivating.

On the fertile low grounds along the margins of rivers or in clearings of forests, agricultural communities naturally take their rise, dwelling in villages and cultivating the wild grains, which by careful nurture and selection have been turned into rich cereals.

He first settled in Egypt, hearing the lectures of Didymus, the Origenistic head of the catechetical school at Alexandria, and also cultivating friendly relations with Macarius the elder and other ascetics in the desert.

On farms of moderate size it is usual to hire steam tackle as required, the outlay involved in the purchase of a set being justifiable only in the case of estates or of very big farms where, when not engaged in ploughing, or in cultivating, or in other work upon the land, the steam-engine may be employed in threshing, chaff-cutting, sawing and many similar operations which require power.

Cobden was thus relegated to private life, and retiring to his country house at Dunford, he spent his time in perfect contentment in cultivating his land and feeding his pigs.

But dissensions having arisen in the cabinet, he resigned a few months later, and retired into private life, cultivating his beautiful garden at Waseda near T6kyo.

They practised agriculture, cultivating several varieties of wheat and barley, besides millet and flax.