Sentence examples for option picked from inspiring English sources

In 1993, guard Ron Harper, dismayed at having his one-year option picked up by the Clippers, compared playing for them to being in prison.

On June 23, he told the Nationals he wanted his contract option picked up for next season, or he would quit.

But trading in that option picked up sharply late in the day yesterday, as volume leaped to 9,094 contracts, covering 909,400 shares, up from 2,105 contracts on Wednesday.

So much, then, for the days like the one in 1994 when Ron Harper, bristling at having his $4 million option picked up, noted he was "just doing my jail time," and was suspended by the team but celebrated by his teammates, who took the floor for the next game with his number written on their sneakers.

If you take public transport, particularly the underground/metro, and have the option, pick a different station to change trains or buses.

Currently, for example, the "Less Smoothing" option picks up a leveling off in Obama's rating that the default view smooths over.

If given the option, pick the test server closest to your physical location.

Collins and Balkman, first-round picks in 2006, had their third-year options picked up.

Lee and Robinson, first-round picks in 2005, had their fourth-year options picked up, making them eligible for contract extensions next summer.

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