Countries where schools have already attained a higher standard should become pickier in choosing teachers.

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That may not satisfy enterprises, who will be pickier about mobile apps than they have been with applications.

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Be pickier still for a fund that trades smallish over-the-counter stocks, unless the fund itself is very small.

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"We just became a lot more careful, a lot pickier, about the investments we would make, " says Reilley.

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This suggests that investors are becoming pickier about the commitments they do make.

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Nokia 6260 For those of us who are pickier about style but still want a smartphone, Nokia also announced the 6260.

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Hotel booking margins are better because consumers are much pickier with hospitality bookings, usually seeking the right location, environment and amenities.

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And women's increasing socio-economic freedom makes them pickier when choosing a husband.

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Its failure now supports the opposite stance: that China is getting pickier about what projects it supports and how that support plays out.

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Judging by the some of the recent failures at the box office, you might be wondering if moviegoers are getting smarter, pickier, or both.

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"Sports- and entertainment-based facilities have had a really mixed history of success, so investors are becoming pickier about what they do, " said Joseph Krist, a municipal-credit analyst with a unit of Swiss bank UBS AG.

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