| Once the judges had whittled the teams down, each school sent just two teams to the main competition. |
| With a jackknife, he whittled a point on a thin green stick pulled from a maple branch. |
| Last month ministers unveiled a shortlist of 15 sites across England that will eventually be whittled down to 10 eco-towns. |
| As she watched her lead gradually whittled away on election night, she could hear the first grumblings of discontent among the party faithful. |
| Deadline is next Friday and the list of applicants will be whittled down in August. |
| Eventually the claims were whittled down to around a dozen which had some credibility. |
