It allowed them to pick up points they had dropped earlier in the campaign, when their form was patchy.

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"The 50-50 balls rolling on the ground, somehow it seemed like they'd pick them up and get a basket when we really needed a stop, " Jerian said.

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These were much lower than those of its rivals, drawing accusations that it was trying to force them to mark their portfolios down to the same level so that it could pick up assets on the cheap in the ensuing wave of firesales.

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He swooned (with them) over how good it was to pick up and play with a Disney character like this, regardless of the video game side of things.

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You know, these people thought the worst was over and suddenly to see those skies darkening again and for that rain to come back again and the winds to pick up again, it's going to terrify them I'd imagine.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the 10 financial institutions are lagging far behind others and "it's well past the time for them to pick up the pace" so homeowners can get the funds they need to rebuild and recover.

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It might also give them the freedom to overborrow, leaving the Treasury to pick up the tab.

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It uses 3-D cameras and other sensors to pick up large solar panels and place them on mounting racks.

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