Word: raine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...trusted me as a historian," Brinkley said. "I asked him for primary documents, as historians do. Labor Day, in the pouring rain, I was at the Vice President's residence and he handed them to me in an envelope--'because you're not cynical,' he told...
...warming up, Morris threw his first pitch--at 94 m.p.h. The scout, figuring his radar gun was broken, checked him with another. Then Morris threw 12 pitches at 98 m.p.h. The scout, who later said he was "bumfuzzled," asked Morris to come back two days later, when, in pouring rain, he threw 95 m.p.h...
...irony of insurance is that mostly it protects against things we can control but not against things we can't control. Whoops! Burn down the manse with an unattended iron, and the typical policy covers you. But if heavy rain overwhelms a storm sewer that backs up into your home or business and destroys all, well, sorry. Claims adjusters are now delivering that message to thousands of people, including the Kadlecs, trying to wring out Hurricane Floyd from their carpets...
...contributing factors. But let's get back to the functional definition of a flood. To most people, it's an overflowing river, lake or reservoir. To insurers, it's any water that enters a building from the floor, no matter what the source of the water. In a hard rain you can get flooded on top of a mountain. That's not widely understood. Even less appreciated is the Federal Government's role as the sole underwriter of flood insurance since 1969. Almost any agent can offer the coverage on behalf of the government, but the agent gets only...
Despite yesterday's rain, Jordan's synthetic turf is still bright green, and the white lines that lay on top of the turf are still clean and fresh...