clear the decks in a sentence

Examples

1. This clears the deck for a new owner to come in and make his own personnel decisions.
2. Another of his major decisions was to clear the decks of the design team at Austin Rover.
3. "This clears the decks, " said Thomas Theurkauf, a Keefe, Bruyette & AMP; Woods Inc . analyst.
4. But is this just a way to clear the decks for the new guys to come in?
5. "This is to clear the decks, " one of the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
6. Its a hold over for some sort of more permanent solution, or to clear the decks for Arbitration.
7. Universal scouts noticed her while she was playing a part in " Clear The Decks " with Reginald Denny.
8. Two more judges have just been appointed to help to clear the decks of the debris of broken marriages.
9. The Sun changes signs and moves in your favor early next week, so clear the decks for action now.
10. New managers tend to clear the decks of stocks bought by their predecessors, generating abnormal levels of capital gains.