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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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(: :)
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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.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (JJ Slim) (NNS pickings) (. .)))
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.
(Parse)
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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.
(Parse)
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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.
(Parse)
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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.
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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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(. .)))
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