1.   This was used to pick further cosmid probes for S.pombe when sampling without replacement.

2.   Besides which he used to pick on me unmercifully.

3.   Different computer-generated predictions can be used to pick the genes from the junk regions, and there are different ways of validating the results.

4.   Gene-based tests are also beginning to be used to pick the most appropriate drugs for different patients.

5.   He spoke fondly of the days when quarterbacks used to pick themselves off the ground, wipe the mud off their facemask and call their own shots.