This huge warrior threw me to the ground and then took hold of my arm again to pick me up.

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All you had to do was pick up the gold from the ground.

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There are many ways to be empathetic, and our experiences provide fertile ground to pick and choose what feels right to us.

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"In exactly the same way that a GP might pick up the first signs of an outbreak of bird flu etc, so the plant doctors can be there on the ground to pick up the first signs of a new pest, or something that has not been picked up previously, " Dr Nicholls explained.

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But even so this seems to be rather strange ground upon which to pick a fight.

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