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‘Pickings can be slim.’

[⟨det (plur picking.n)⟩ slim.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

For those consumers looking for a little more originality, however, it’s been slim pickings at best.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I do have some babysitting leads but the pickings are slim in the summer.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And since I am moving to’ ‘podunk’’ indiana, the pickings are slim.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I needed to take a 300 or 400 level to finish my minor and my pickings were very slim.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Slim Pickings Lead to Drastic Propositions and the WiP sequel, Drastic Propositions Lead to Lasting Repercussions by Ishtani Whatever deity there is hates me.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I was trying to think of a top five list of active superheroes who have never joined a real team (by’ ’ join a real team, “I mean, like, being a member of the Secret Defenders or the Justice League Task Force for a mission wouldn’t count), and man, past Daredevil, the pickings sure are slim!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Sorry, the pickings will be slim this summer.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Unfortunately, the French don’t seem to have the same appreciation for Monday nights that us NU kids do, so the pickings were slim.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

So who’s that leave, well the pickings are slim in New Orleans: Ruddy Lugo has an ERA of 5.09 with a WHIP of 1.36 with 44 BB / 95 SO in 122 innings but gives up a lot of homeruns 17.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

At first the pickings were disappointingly slim, and I was on the verge of talking myself into? buying something just to make the trip worthwhile? (a terrible impulse, which…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Slim pickings.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

WASHINGTON – Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

At a time when America needs to come through as the breadbasket of the world, slim pickings are likely.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

And slim pickings at that.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

While we do put our remaining calendars on sale in late December / early January, the pickings can be slim by that point.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Not great, but when the pickings are slim a tie at least preserves your bankroll for the next weekend.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

AP – Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.
(Parse)

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Queried on 2013-05-20.