measure off

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to determine the limits of; mark out

   to measure off an area

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Example Sentences

The investors proposing a new city in rural Solano County will pull their measure off the ballot for at least two years while they fund a full environmental review.

From Los Angeles Times

Under an agreement with local officials, the Silicon Valley investors proposing a new city in rural Solano County will pull their measure off the November ballot for at least two years while they fund a full environmental review.

From Los Angeles Times

The tech billionaires backing a proposal to raise a brand-new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay have agreed to pull their measure off the November ballot and will first fund a full environmental review of the project, officials announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

“Though we’ve successfully negotiated a dangerous measure off the November ballot — we can only hope that this deal encourages more employers to follow the law and pay their workers what they are owed. California’s worker advocate attorneys will continue to work vigilantly to ensure that they do,” said Kathryn Stebner, president of Consumer Attorneys of California.

From Los Angeles Times

But it had the effect of jump-starting negotiations over what it could take for proponents to pull their measure off the ballot, or to agree to reforms both sides can live with.

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