Some in the crowd scream as the van drives away slowly, then picks up speed.

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Mr. Cannavale starts off slow but picks up speed fast, and by intermission he's throwing flames in all directions.

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Once the snowball starts rolling, it picks up speed a frightening pace.

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However, the data pace picks up speed Tuesday as the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve meets to discuss monetary policy.

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By limiting 3G for prepaid data promotions while also selling 4G smartphones with postpaid plans, Verizon seems to be planning ahead by looking for ways to fill its 3G network as 4G migration picks up speed.

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It slowly picks up speed.

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As the water flows downhill, it picks up the speed necessary to spin the turbines in the powerhouse and create electricity.

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Since the primary waves travel more quickly than the comparatively sluggish secondary waves, the system picks up on the magnitude and speed at which the quake is approaching, and beams the data over fiber optic networks to emergency relay stations setup in corporate towers, governmental buildings, hospitals, and transportation venues such as railways.

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Regular season games feature the fastest, strongest players and the speed of the game picks up.

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Interesting responses to the fiscal cliff. might I suggest that the speed in which the economy picks up via the CBO in 2014 is pretty rosy.

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