The steps, however, fall short of Shiite demands to break the current system, which allows rulers to hand-pick Cabinet members and other key posts.

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The most notorious case involved hedge fund manager John Paulson, who was allowed by Goldman to hand-pick toxic waste for CDOs Goldman sold to unsuspecting clients.

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Sondra Wells of the Napa Botanical Bakery, in Napa, CA, notes that foragers roam to hand-pick fennel flowers in the California hills, after the bees have visited.

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The report also calls on large food retailers and suppliers to increase the monitoring of their supply chains to ensure minimum wage is paid, and to avoid audits where employers hand-pick the workers who give evidence.

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These are basic movements many of us take for granted: a tri-pod grip to pick up a pen, or hand-shake grip for business meetings, said Miguelez, who has fitted hundreds of amputees with prosthetic devices.

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Cardiff number eight, Steve Williams, was denied after one early break from a scrum, but when he repeated it from closer range and the ball went loose in the tackle, scrum-half Howley was on hand to pick up and trot over against his former club.

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On the other hand, thanks to low wage increases and a pick-up in productivity growth this year, profits in the euro area are now rising at their fastest pace for a decade.

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Last month's attendance figures were poorer than expected and critics said if they did not pick up significantly NMEC would face financial difficulties and be forced to call on the government for a hand-out.

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