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He said it was unclear whether private demand would be strong enough to pick up the slack when fiscal stimulus fades in 2010.

He sat down, and none of the guards asked any questions, thinking he was waiting to pick up some goods.

But Gordon did not appear to pick up the clear signs that negotiations were in sight.

There were two options for the United States government -- to pick up a scalpel, or to pick up a blowtorch.

I jumped off the bike and ran back to pick up the banana skin and threw it into a roadside dustbin.

Every so often one of the creatures scurried out to pick up a bit of discarded string or clean up after a passing lizard mount.

B. Don't worry about it. It's really easy to pick up for you.

Trying to pick up some of his shifts. Yeah, I'll put in a good word.

Somehow, I managed to pick up the telephone and call my mom in the middle of the night, telling her to come get me.

Who to ask to pick up A-Mei, Mei's heart child drunk, pick up the long-awaited love brother, the triumphant return of the distance.

Meeting someone via the web is also safer, they argue, than trying to pick up a date at random in a bar.

She smiled back and said she was available as she reached down to pick up the sling they were using to carry the dead boy.

Only a society close to our level of development would be able to pick up an intentional broadcast while failing to notice TV and radar.

Many officers were sent to pick up the money and had to spend a lot of time because there was so much of it.

If you were sending a U-boat in to pick up a fugitive spy, what would you think was the nearest sub could safely come to the coast?

You only need to pick up a popular women's magazine and see how much of the content is devoted to losing weight.

However, we would rather you used your own intuition, as you would be surprised how often it is able to pick up the truth.

Mom would always stop by his store just to say hi or to pick up the seemingly endless supply of medications for my asthma.

But whatever happened, the point was that the rest of drivers started to pick up on this, mainly for the same sort of reason.

John forecasts that the Asian market is going to pick up in a couple of months.

I really have not the hard-heart enough to pick up the lotus flower bringing home as a parade of occupation.

To his son killed unjustly and people's freedom, he was struggling to pick up the swords and guns and the enemy started the war.

Walked, on the road to see all of a sudden there was a dry bread, to pick up Wen Wen, Hey, the fragrant bread.

Drinking water throughout the day is an important habit to pick up. For your health, give this simple substance the importance it deserves.

My camera and camcorder were unable to pick up the detail of the lights in the sky near as well as the naked eye could.

That said, the unit tests of Dojo almost all follow a common structure to make it simple for new module owners to pick up and run with it.

Lorraine: You know, ever since I was little, I've been able to pick up quarters with my toes.

Scrounging for work, he called lawyers in the firm's other practice areas, trying to market himself to pick up hours.

I explain that part of the game is for the FT to pick up the bill. He grins. "So there is such a thing as a free lunch. "

But as they try to pick up the lives that they left behind, they discover it's not going to be as easy as all that.

Competition can be exciting, there is a temptation to feel, or to pick up the phone a few running target shooting to have fun now!

He took my measurements and asked me to pick up the suit on Friday afternoon.

How: into the group will be able to pick up the paper how much energy we consume?

If you were on a voyage and the ship anchored in a harbor, you might go ashore for water and happen to pick up a shellfish or a plant.

The pair of sticks is maneuvered in one hand, between the thumb and fingers, and used to pick up pieces of food.

For hopefuls they represent the best means of advancement and a chance to pick up cash prizes of up to , sponsored by piano manufacturers.

A woman called her husband during the day and asked him to pick up some organic vegetables for that night's dinner on his way home.

"I don't think that's a good idea, " she said, a surge of color in her face as she bent to pick up my screwdrivers.

Significantly, the emerging market rally started four months before the developed markets began to pick up in early March.

With today's budgets and deadlines, the must-haves are a given, and a project might be able to pick up a few of the nice-to-haves.

When first training a horse to pick up his feet, you might have to pinch harder.

Authors and artists do not generally consult the statute books before deciding whether or not to pick up pen or paintbrush.

Didn't see a set to let me have a sense of longevity monk buddhist paradise to take a hard, hard to pick up a! ! ! ! !

If you know how symbolism works, during the vision you would have been able to pick up more information about this coming event.

Remember that you will need to leave enough capacity to pick up the workload of a failed cluster member.

A young man was walking through a super market to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him.

When and how would I be able to return home again, to sit down at the piano or to pick up my cello or the violin.

First, it would be possible to drive over to France for a holiday or to pick up a few cases of cheap Sancerre.

He threw out a gold coin for the valet to pick up, and all the heads craned forward that all the eyes might look down at it as it fell.

As you've seen, Ruby's syntax is quite different from that of the Java language, but it's amazingly easy to pick up.

And if you are looking out for her well-being , I suggest you advise her to pick up the injection gun and bring it to me.

Rachel: You know, Tina, it's okay to pick up the leg with your fingers.

When I was little, my grandmother asked me which thing I wanted to do most, I said to her I wanted to pick up the stars from the sky.

The sun shone on his face, he stood up from the ground, knocked down to pick up as the daughter of a manic episode Natasha photos.

We live in a truly amazing world--once you are ready to pick up a little piece of trash, you are ready to accomplish anything.

The little Red Hen was just coming out of her door to pick up a few sticks for kindling wood.

Before you can practice any rhythms , you've got to pick up on a bit of musical notation. It's simple and really helpful.

Though there has been a rise in the number of civil-society groups trying to pick up the pieces, progress is marked in baby-steps.

He had a ragtag band of criminals ready to pick up the slack .

Similarly, a 17-way car, but today's different days of old, previously in that city, and was to make a living out to pick up a part-time.

I had a fiduciary responsibility to my investors and that, more than anything else, prompted me to pick up the phone.

After four years of struggling, Choi's career had begun to pick up when her body was found in her bathroom in southern Seoul.

While they are at the bar, John and his friends can't help noticing one man trying to pick up a lady.

Rather, pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don't rebuke her.

beings which are just beginning to develop on remote worlds may be ready to pick up our signals in thousands of years.

You know, they say weddings are the best place to pick up a girl.

And I wanted to ask you - and President Williams, I'll ask you this first, and then, June, I'll ask you to pick up the thread.

Now, a new genetic test may be able to pick up the disease with a simple blood sample from the mom-to-be.

That means most of today's buyers will be able to pick up properties at significant discounts compared with just a few years ago.

It may be convenient to pick up a frying pan while you're buying your bacon, but you'll be paying much more than you ought to for it.

in the case of a broken connection or transfer error , setup will be able to pick up where it left off in most cases.

On her way out of town, she stopped at a corner store to pick up some road maps, chocolate, and dried dog food for her dog.

real geek types have been known to cruise around silicon valley with a laptop and directional antenna , trying to pick up networks.

Clinical practice has proved that this system is able to pick up the real-time fetal heart rate correctly and rapidly.

"You want me to pick up the pen as if I were pregnant? " he asked.

The old lady stooped to pick up the handkerchief and smoothed it out on her knees.

Head and body disappeared as the toll man stooped down in his booth to pick up the money.

Even though most of the domestically produced GSM cell phones lost market shares, Lenovo cell phone continued to pick up the pace in sales.

I can't tell you how much easier it was to pick up the program with everyone sharing their images, workflow, and feedback.

If it was the Big Bang we were going to pick up, it would sound like this.

It's just as natural for him to pick up the thing as fou you to throw it away!

Chemicals called dispersants used to break down the oil also make it harder for the skimmers to pick up the oil.

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him.

Analysts predict it will be negative this quarter before beginning to pick up in the first quarter of next year.

The general manager signed a car out of the office garage to pick up the clients.

When attached to a second robotic device, he was able to pick up a boiled sweet and drop it into a technician's hand.

The president offered to pick up our lunch order on his way back to the office.

He said he expects sales to pick up during the week.

If you've been running regularly for at least two to three months, you're ready to pick up the pace.

When I bent over to pick up a piece of paper, it bent, too, becoming a dagger attached to my knee. Then it returned to its original shape.

He said he expects sales to pick up during the week.

If you've been running regularly for at least two to three months, you're ready to pick up the pace.

When I bent over to pick up a piece of paper, it bent, too, becoming a dagger attached to my knee. Then it returned to its original shape.

He had come to pick up a few items for his mother.

About a kilometre out of the city, the train began to pick up speed.

More importantly to the Cavaliers' current disposition, James should be able to pick up the trophy with his right arm.

He refused to pick up the ball, and went to the air and Shouting: "I is the most severe hand blow. "

His mother will be able to pick up the cash at her local village shop, which will have a miniature scanner for her fingerprints.

Just as I rounded the corner, a taxi cut in front of me to pick up a passenger.

They were apparently left for people to pick up in public places in parts of Johor, Chua Soi Lek's home state in the south of Malaysia.

They were apparently left for people to pick up in public places in parts of Johor, Chua Soi Lek's home state in the south of Malaysia.

Those in the financial market have had a sumptuous feast and the administration is now asking the taxpayer to pick up a part of the tab.

Want to pick up the confidence and vitality, but they seem to have gone with the wind.

Recruitment is unlikely to pick up in the near future, with investment banking expected to remain in a very hard place for some time.

His wife told him to pick up some picture books for the children on his way back.

"You mean to tell me Kerrigan's never been down here to pick up a little food for himself? "

He tried to pick up the coins, but they fell off the counter and scattered all over the ground.

There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.

She stooped to pick up the handkerchief and smoothed it out on the table.

We would also like to ask all of you for your cooperation in keeping the beach clean, and remind all dog owners to pick up after their dogs.

Mergers and acquisitions are likely to pick up, not least because some smaller funds of funds may have to put themselves up for sale.

French ships, however, were reluctant to call at New Orleans to pick up such cargo because its value did not match its bulk.

Two country's wife Wang red started to pick up the high 's legacy, wanted to find something of value.

At noon yesterday, many come to pick up the child parents on a green scarf is not understood, that school this defect, no parents opinion.

Try to help initiate their conversation if they both seem unable to pick up the threads and converse after your introduction.

You think its normal to pick up a girl in a pub, walk her to her bike and ride with her back home.

To pick up or not, or to lost face or not, it's to-be-or-not-to-be question for those with less experiences on the phone.

I don't know whether he was trying to get referees to pick up on me, but I have always seen myself as a fair player.

It's never easy to lose something, it's hard to pick up the pieces and move on.

It is been seven days since a tornado devastated wisteria lane. And the residents continued to pick up the pieces of their lives.

But I still did not hesitate to pick up the two releases.

So we have to increase the resolution of the MRI machine to be able to pick up, perhaps, a hundred neurons. . .

If you cover fewer than 100 steps a minute, think about gradually trying to pick up your pace.

Japanese savers will be selling bonds in retirement -- and there aren't enough younger workers to save enough to pick up the slack.

This is all good news for purveyors of luxury goods and fancy homes, who hope to pick up more than a few crumbs from Wall Street's table.

The Mexican woman stooped to pick up the torn envelope, and tried to smooth it out.

Just now, when he was told to pick up a few bits of paper lying round on the floor, he wanted to ring the police.

In view of Dwight's past performance record, it's always advisable to call him prior to sending a secretary over to pick up the contract.

If you are satisfied, in your dogs sent to us, or to pick up, the formal signing of the contract.

Currency strategists said they believe U. S. growth might begin to pick up in the latter half of the year as Europe begins to slow.

Costs began to pick up in 2005 and by early 2008 had doubled, driven by shortages of materials, equipment and staff.

Sharp gains in other Asian markets also gave a boost to the Tokyo bourse, where investors continued to pick up recently battered shares.

Me not being able to practice, and them having to pick up some of that responsibility in practice because of my knee.

The car began to pick up the moment the vehicle got onto the motorway.

Don't forget to pick up a few fresh lemons when you get off from work today! Health is the foundation of the body!

It also gives a safety design problem analysis using an electret capacitor microphone to pick-up the heart sound signals.

Two or more such muscles can be configured as a gripper to pick up objects.

The US and Europe did not see activity begin to pick up until mid-November, though the US was then slowed down by the Thanksgiving holiday.

But, soon to pick up the kids time point only to be told that the tickets are sold out, back in the day.

U. S. policy makers will have to hope one of its chief economic rivals steps in to pick up the slack.

His attendants pretended to pick up the long train at the back of his cloak.

LeBron, who battled back spasms all night long, wasn't at his best, and his teammates were unable to pick up the slack.

I decided to pick up a copy of 'National Geography' and I had a good read.

At present, the world economy as a whole through the most difficult stage, and began to pick up signs.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm learning how to pick up women, sure, but in the process, I'm becoming a better human being.

I promised to pick up a gift for my girlfriend, but I totally dropped the ball.

Trent is not the only goat to pick up the amazing talent - zoo visitors can also catch his friends exhibiting their own work, too.

We hope too, Candace is smiling, to convince people that Esu will not ride his white horse across the sky to pick up his favorites .

Daniel: It doesn't matter. I can go with you to the supermarket to pick up a new pair now.

They are expected to pick up in the second half of the year as the temporary shock fades from Japan's earthquake and tsunami.

The foils are approved by National Food &Health Standard. It is packaged by colour box with dentiform blade and easy to pick up.

To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.

But the lesson of two internet bubbles is that somebody somewhere is going to have to pick up the tab for lunch.

Finally, studying abroad can provide a good language environment to students and make it easy to pick up a language.

I'm going to pick up the pace in the next article now that you're getting more familiar with threads.

People seem to pick up on this earlier and earlier in their lives, and at some point it starts to get in the way of their becoming educated.

Years ago, I noticed that if I go to bed without sex I begin to pick up some decay along the gum line.

So always be ready to pick up the phone when necessary.

Convince Charles Barkley to take opponents out on the town and offer to pick up the tab.

Hear the "bang when" sound, flat head man quickly bent over, the game will be out to pick up the money to.

Better than I anticipated, but I think it's going to pick up.

China has also been pressured by the United States in recent days to pick up the pace of its yuan revaluation.

Everytime you are able to pick up a piece of litter that another has left behind, you are helping me breath better and look nicer.

I'm coming down in a minute to pick up my message.

If there are any changes, do not attempt to pick up your visa with this pick-un letter as it will be deemed invalid.

"It's going to be difficult to pick up the impacts of the oil spill and separate those from natural seasonal variability, " he says.

At night sometimes I'd huddle at the radio, turning the dial, trying to pick up stations far away.

But Japan's economic growth is expected to pick up in the second half of this year as reconstruction gets underway.

It's so easy to pick up a pizza on the way home or order out and wait for the doorbell to ring! Order wisely.

But it seems that the worst of the situation is now over and that the theatre, after a period of decline, is about to pick up again.

Howard: I know all your shirts. That's not one of them. . . You were pretending to work at the Genius Bar to pick up women, weren't you?

"Then we're quits, " she said. She knelt down beside him and helped to pick up the trash.

As part of the investigation into his mystery death, police returned to his home in Los Angeles yesterday to pick up more medication.

We hit Florida's Redland region to pick up a pair of collectible cars (Mom wound up loaning them to the makers of Miami Vice).

There were signs vulture funds were circling, ready to pick up ABCP paper at bargain prices.

That is expected to pick up in speed, say people close to the firm, as it weighs adding new trading teams.

About a mile out of the station the train began to pick up speed.

Stop sitting back waiting for your spouse to pick up on the fact that you're frustrated, pissed, hurt, or lonely and speak up.

The British were expecting the United States eventually to pick up the cheque.

He established a bipartisan commission on the deficit, but failed to pick up and run with its recommendations.

Possibly the only hope for the next bull market is for China to pick up where the US left off.

All other competitors, including Apple, Research In Motion and Microsoft, will have no other choice but to pick up the scraps.

Your ally Connor tells you to "pick up the gun, " an objective the game repeats to you on the screen.

In a state-run medium dominated by propaganda, she invited women to pick up the telephone and tell their life stories on air.

So I just ended suddenly and soon the students began to pick up their book bags and rushed out the door on their way to another class.

Yet domestic demand in places like Germany and Japan needs to pick up quite a bit more yet, if America's overstretched consumers trim back.

Claussen says in the absence of a substantive commitment by the federal government, U. S. states have stepped in to pick up the slack.

The client's usual sources will be on holiday but if you are home, you may be able to pick up a VERY lucrative new client!

Collect fruit for Ross journey back to the jungle and do not forget to pick up the key to unlock him.

Freelancing also allows me to pick up my child immediately after school and I can take off a day to chaperone a field trip if I want.

if any items are retained, Governor Palin would have to pick up the cost of the garments as income.

Mr. Sun and his employer say he had been dispatched with a company van to pick up a fellow employee he didn't know.

After consulting the expert, she decided to pick up the special raw material - the special treated tea leaves, to fill in the sofa.

you can counter once, and then after that simply thank the person paying for the generosity and offer to pick up the tab the next time.

You went to the bar and made a fool of yourself trying to pick up strange women.

The company dispatches messengers throughout the city to pick up packages for immediate delivery elsewhere in the city.

Boyfriend : ok, but ask for 2000yuan and be very quick to pick up the money. . .

Let us hope, for your sake, that he is too busy tearing a strip off his workers to pick up the Financial Times today.

A great way to get started on this new way of life is to pick up a copy of "The pH Miracle" from your local or online bookstore.

They gave me a computer, two phones, a few pages of positions and told me to pick up blinking lights to relay messages and markets.

All at once, a ragpicker crawled out of the brushwood, sighing, "These days, it's really demanding to pick up a scrap iron. "

Doyle was walking ahead of Bodie as he so often did and paused to pick up a small bag to carry to their joint room.

But I might be tired so I'll probably just get it in the morning on my way to pick up a prescription.

Use the confirmation number to submit a second request to a different service to pick up the actual information you requested.

Sean Williams has not drawn any action over the last two games and the Nets are not expected to pick up his contract option for next season.

That company has agreed to pick up paper at the embassy once a week and provide the post with some free toilet paper.

Sales seem to have begun to pick up.

Wages are also set to pick up in Spain, where inflation is still higher, at 5%.

no way out. . . . I was always used to being able to pick up and leave.

The Brazilian was pleased to pick up a win in his debut for the club and believes his players will only get better as the season progresses.

With inflation beginning to pick up, savers are likely to face the prospect of negative real interest rates again.

He reddened his face and gave himself headaches with stooping to pick up gloves, handkerchiefs for her.

He wants ~only to bend the body to pick up, then throw into the garbage can right away in the on the road at the sight of the garbage.

To her, college is always a right place to pick up new ideas, and new ideas always make her feel young.

Jump Lists: It's no longer necessary to hunt through a folder of recent documents to pick up work where you left off.

Some of the cash is routinely used for acquisitions. But the pace is expected to pick up.

Pete isn't home. -- Really? -- No. He left a note on the door saying he was going to the railroad station to pick up a surprise.

Status Offline Dad, you can't expect to PICK UP THE BASICS OF THE NEW MATH in a simple dinner-table conversation.

A year later, if I happen to pick up that same book, I am lucky if I can remember the first thing about it.

In the mornings, Mrs. Wang, still in her pajamas, would dash to a street stall to pick up sheng jian (fried buns) for breakfast.

I sat at home day after day and willed myself to pick up the phone, but I never made the call.

First of all, the right hand to pick up the upper deck, left to pick up the next half lap in any form and not Queensland unlimited shuffle.

In short, China's export-driven model could fall apart before consumers are able to pick up the slack.

He helped me to pick up my pencil which had fallen off my desk.

But operators across China hope to pick up at least some of the increasingly sophisticated business.

Under good treatment, Linda is beginning to pick up and will soon recover.

One passenger left behind, so opening the door to pick-up the passenger(pick him up).

I believe we'll be able to get together more this way as nobody would worry about who's going to pick up the tab.

And the Nightwatcher was the only guy to pick up the slack.

In one activity, children try to get a robot arm to pick up a block and place it in a cup.

Linda: The good news is that the Smiths have come by to pick up the dog. The bad news is, you won't be able to adopt the dog.

I was walking through the supermarket to pick up a few things when I noticed an old lady following me around.

With a quiet smile, he bends over to pick up the cardboard box and lowers it into the grave.

There, I was to pick up my information packet, supposedly filled with my class schedules and the next week's events.

At the receiving end, another set of laser oscillators can be used to pick up these light signals, reversing the process.

She was able to pick up her things and start a new life in Xiamen, 07 without any hesitation.

No one laughed at him. Feng began to pick up cans and bottles around the campus for recycling for money and his classmates helped him.

It's easy to pick up China Radio International programmes.

A man with a lot of tattoos tried to pick up on her at the bus station.

Don't forget to tell your friend to restart WebSphere Integration Developer to pick up the new values.

If you are ever lonely you can call me, anytime, anywhere. Even if I am asleep, I'll always be there to pick up the phone and listen to you.

It is easy to pick up but difficult to master, and can be played for a few minutes at a time.

For the next three hours you write constantly, not even pausing for breath, let alone pausing to pick up a polo.

He was about to pick up the piece of paper when a gust of wind blew it away.

Such a clustering effect makes it almost impossible for manufacturers to pick up sticks and start afresh elsewhere.

Some of these players should be embarrassed to pick up their wages because there are others who, unlike them, continue to work hard.

But Jason Mariasis, president of the Entrepreneur Club, said he expected sales to pick up as word spread.

Zyuganov may be able to pick up votes from some young people with no memory of the Soviet era.

For Hershey, this may be an opportunity to pick up pieces like parts of Cadbury's international chocolate or U. S. gum businesses.

As soon as we receive your payment, we'll inform you that goods are ready to pick up and you'll send your forwarder.