fallen by the wayside

Several ladies who were trying to lose weight had already fallen by the wayside by eating cream cakes.

Mark Zuckerberg, its founder, has executed its growth strategy much more effectively than rivals that have fallen by the wayside.

But grand plans for hukou reform have fallen by the wayside before as officials tot up the price.

Reform of the financial system has fallen by the wayside as banks continue to funnel savings to low-yielding state-sponsored projects.

The Gang of Six also appears to be taking up another good idea that had nearly fallen by the wayside.

Research among computer users suggests that the traditional expression of gratitude has fallen by the wayside .

Meanwhile, hopes of business-friendly reforms to America's convoluted corporate-tax regime, among other things, have fallen by the wayside.

There was virtually no competition, as IE's biggest competitor Netscape had fallen by the wayside.

While your New Year's resolutions may have fallen by the wayside, spring is a good time to revisit your goals and aspirations.

It is generally deployed as a last resort, when the fundamentals have fallen by the wayside.

"So many deals have fallen by the wayside; debt, equity, cross-border M&A and financing of all sorts, " said a banker in Moscow.

Lesser-known rules have also fallen by the wayside.

For investment banking rivals that have fallen by the wayside, or had to hunt overseas for funds, it showed who is top of the heap.

Reform of the financial system has fallen by the wayside in China.

While some of the seeds of wisdom I sowed have fallen by the wayside, or on stony ground, to bear little or no fruit,

And I've fallen by the wayside now