State-backed bailouts have become the norm in Japan, where major electronics firms have struggled in recent years, but Sharp picked a different path.
When the argument intensified, witnesses told police, Sharp picked up a meat cleaver and waved it around wildly.
By the time he leaves Tampa on the morning of Friday, August 30th, he needs to have articulated a sharper message, picked a decent running mate, and established some sort of emotional connection with the American public.
Ms. Sharp has picked him up from the hospital.
His sharp eyes picked up the tones of his heather-gray sweater.
As soon as the hour seemed decent, at 9 A.M. sharp, Jacqui picked up the telephone and dialled the switchboard at the University of St. Andrews, in Fife, Scotland.
Arrayed on her work space were the instruments of her trade: sharp picks and iron files and pointy snippers.
So are some economists, worried that last year's sharp pick-up in growth in America and elsewhere might not be sustainable.
A cube-shaped lemon souffle tart, gratifyingly dense, gets a sharp pick-me-up from a pool of lemon curd and a little scoop of lemon ice cream.
City economists said the 1.7% forecast for 2011 looked realistic but warned that the chancellor is relying on a sharp pick-up in growth in future years to bring the public finances into balance.
