Sentence examples for pick of running from inspiring English sources

With his pick of running mate coming under the predictable heavy fire and provoking a not surprising change of focus from the economy to Ryan's highly controversial plans to rework the federal budget and the government along the lines advocated by his favorite libertarian novelist, Romney reacted with a new speech attacking Obama for supposedly being the most negative campaigner he can recall.

But the best advice, especially if you're starting out, is to pick the kind of running that you enjoy the most and that you're most likely to stick to.

From the scattered reading I had done on marathon times, I arbitrarily picked the target of running under four hours as my goal, which required me to run just over nine minutes per mile for the whole race.

The F.A.A. said that about 50 airport authorities and municipalities had indicated that if necessary, they would pick up the cost of running the towers themselves.

San Diego Gas and Electric, for instance, said it hoped the state would ensure that utilities can generate enough revenue to operate the electric grid, as homeowners who can afford solar leave those less fortunate to pick up the cost of running the electric system.

Credit unions pick up the cost of running the program and the prizes; no state funds are involved.

The Texans made the controversial decision to select him with the top pick in the draft ahead of running back Reggie Bush, correctly projecting him as a building block.

Abounding in the Arctic, Sabine's gull (Xema sabini) has a forked tail and a habit of running and picking up food like a plover.

J.R. Smith reprises Jason Terry's role as a fire-starting guard off the bench capable of running the pick-and-roll and finding his own shot, while Steve Novak (who started the 2010-11 season in Dallas) fills the sniper role even better than Peja Stojakovic did in Dallas.

In an interview Wednesday, Mr. Gulotta said he would expect the state to pick up more of the costs of running the bus service.

But it has pressed them to start picking up some of the cost of running hydroelectric dams and maintaining reservoirs that exist largely to serve farmers on foreign plains hundreds of miles away.