Sentence examples for claims pick from inspiring English sources

"When claims pick up, that's a worrisome sign".

Although the IPPR, like Policy Exchange, claims pick up in a range of party manifestos for its ideas, it is known to be close to Labour – a closeness fostered by an interchange of staff.

"This could turn out to be similar to cases in the past, where we have stalked groups who have made serious claims picked up in recorded conversations or in email traffic, but when we get down to it they did not have the necessary hardware to actually do it," the source said.

In "The Eagles Encyclopedia," Ray Didinger states that Willey lined up that day against New York's Hall of Fame left tackle, Roosevelt Brown, a claim picked up by some of the obituaries.

Lifelong bachelor maintains keen interest in paranormal; claims to pick stocks by consulting with "Ghost of Christmas Future".

If you are claiming for that reason, it's worth establishing your story and getting chronology of events in place before you make the claim, to lessen the chances of a claims handler picking holes in your claim.

From a study of Mr Reagan's horoscope the friend claimed to pick good days and bad days in the president's life.

He foresaw what he called "the end of nature" and when the natural world would give up no more of its secrets, he turned to the supernatural, annotating the "celestial speech" he claimed to pick up from angels.

I won't claim to pick one event from the totality of British history, just one from my own period: the South Sea Bubble.

"Spiritualists and people who want to believe in ghosts often claim to pick up haunted auras and ghostly feelings when visiting Alcatraz," reads a FAQ on the website of Alcatraz Cruises, which provides ferry service to the island.

He found another part-time job, handling auto-insurance claims, and picked up weekend shifts at the restaurant.