Sentence examples for practice of picking from inspiring English sources

Last year, he abandoned the practice of picking his party's presidential candidate.

The district previously had announced it was ending a longstanding practice of picking up the bulk of pension contributions for teachers.

When they were living under lights in the mudroom as chicks, I made a practice of picking them up, those that would let me.

The proposal is designed to stop thieves from making serious money from stolen cardboard, plastic and bottles, they said, not to end the longtime practice of picking through neighbors' trash for personal use.

The issue of discrimination in jury selection returned to the Supreme Court today, 16 years after the justices specified procedures for detecting the unconstitutional practice of picking or excluding jurors on the basis of race.

A22 Court Reviews Jury Selection The Supreme Court heard arguments that question a 1986 ruling that specified procedures for detecting the unconstitutional practice of picking or excluding jurors on the basis of their race.

If you started this practice now, of picking one subject per year and reading books on that topic, just think about how many subjects you could learn about and become an expert in over the next 10 – 20 years.

One of the most notable things he has instilled is the practice of consciously picking up and disposing of at least one piece of trash each day, which, sadly, he notes, he can often do the moment he steps out the door.

Galleon practiced a method of picking stocks built by relentlessly pressing for pieces of information about companies to form a "mosaic" - a fuller picture intended to give it an edge on other investors.

Mr. Panetta also said the agency would continue the Bush administration practice of "rendition" — picking terrorism suspects off the street and sending them to a third country.

To solve this problem, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota inserted an amendment in the Senate bill that would end the practice of banks picking the agency to rate their securities; rather, an agency would be chosen at random, and the bank would be forced to accept its rating.