Sentence examples for picked toward from inspiring English sources

The fruits, as they matured, were picked toward the end of the cultivation.

It really picked up toward the second half of last year.

He added that it appeared the pace of Mr. Kerviel's trading picked up toward the close of 2007.

Inflation, which had been falling, picked up toward the end of last year to give an annual inflation rate in December of 4.5%.

She said that sales activity picked up toward the end of the quarter, in deals that had not closed and were not counted in the second-quarter statistics.

Computer hardware and microprocessor sales fell to $4.2 billion, but that business picked up toward the end of the quarter when I.B.M. introduced a new version of its mainframe, the z10.

And for whatever disdain that could be picked up toward mainstream politicians and news media, it seems fair to say that the bloggers and the people who love them were fascinated by their favorite targets.

It picked up steam toward the end of the year, validating the market's earlier optimism.