The participants had shed more than six stone of fat from their bodies by the halfway mark.

If that were the case, the blood shed over the years by workers to organize into unions would have been completely unnecessary.

Not a tear is shed, except perhaps by the fatigued reader.

"They never get to see inside the locker room - it sheds a certain light, in part by its extremity."

It has been seen to shed actual tears by some observers.

The number of molecules shed by a human being while walking is relatively small.

They shed leaves by the ton, far too many for anyone to rake and gather.

The company said earlier this year that it would shed about 8,700 jobs by the end of 1999.

Numerous companies have announced plans to shed thousands of workers by attrition over the next few years.

He shed his case and his jacket on the chair by the door.