(1) He also knows that there is bacon to be had, left over pickings from my breakfast.(2) Attracted by his free market policies and the rich pickings to be made from privatised industries, foreign capital poured into the country.(3) he found, as strays often do, slim pickings(4) They provide easy pickings and a good source of revenue and it doesn't require too much brain power.(5) We are the only people back in at present, and the area could be seen as easy pickings for looters.(6) But by warning people that burglars are on the prowl, it is hoped the criminals will not be able to take advantage of any easy pickings .(7) They were easy pickings for predators, never having been outside before.(8) For the next five trading sessions, investors have slim pickings .(9) Gas companies profit when oil prices rise, and face slim pickings indeed when times are rough.(10) Expensive golf equipment makes rich pickings for thieves, and the lucrative nature of golf crime was highlighted by a recent theft from the pro shop at the Golf Club.(11) With the soaring temperatures, people are going to bed and forgetting to secure their homes, providing rich pickings for thieves.(12) The rich pickings have brought out hordes of unscrupulous and fraudulent operators.(13) The use of counterfeit and stolen cards is escalating, with conmen drawn to the rich pickings of out-of-town shopping centres.(14) A funds manager said smaller companies were easy pickings .(15) thieves found easy pickings from garages and garden sheds(16) thieves found easy pickings in the underprotected bedsits
