But most were picked by Mr Karzai's appointees.
The fishermen were picked by the other Vietnamese boats and there were no injuries.
Her blog and online protests were picked by the media commentator Roy Greenslade.
The youngsters were picked by London 2012 for displaying Olympic values.
Before the year began, the Mets were picked by some experts to make the playoffs after two near misses.
Shi Lim, who competed that year as Miss Singapore, told me, "The finalists were picked by Trump.
Although Obama selected questioners from the audience, those in the hall were picked by officials at Shanghai institutions.
Works were picked by 12 jurors from more than 2,000 submissions; the competition is open to nonmembers.
This year the winners were picked by a much broader group of voters who watched tapes at home.
While some judges on the court are esteemed as impartial, all its members were picked by Mr. Mubarak.
Fifty years ago, tomatoes were picked by hand, backbreaking piecework that involved filling and lugging 50-pound boxes.
