ramping down

[Dan Goncharoff]

Sorry, could you explain why this usage is worthy of mention? The phrase has
been used in the context of military operations for decades.

DanG

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> CNN reports that "the U.S. may be ramping down" its Libyan operations.
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> Makes some kind of sense. If that's still important.
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