Word: weather
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Such aid is a stopgap solution to problems that have been brewing for years, but have only recently gone critical due to several complex factors: soaring oil prices; massive amounts of farmland diverted into producing biofuels; and crop failures from freak weather, including droughts in Australia and Europe and last month's cyclone in Burma (Myanmar). At the same time, millions of people in China and India can now afford to buy more food and eat more grain-fed meat, causing world food demand to soar...
...setbacks, personal and political. Perhaps the most memorable summing up came from an interview former President Bill Clinton gave me during his impeachment trial, describing Ted’s message in that troubled time. He said of the sailor who has always raced at his best in rough weather: “You couldn’t have a better friend. I mean, he is loyal. People have been loyal to him, and understanding, and he’s had to ask for forgiveness a time or two… His advice is always simple. It’s just...
...rain showers broke through, but the weather for the 50th reunion remained pleasant for the most part, if humid...
...Dunster, as per usual spilling coffee on myself and stepping in puddles on an uneven DeWolfe Street, and found that my eight male roommates had used the last of our toilet paper to mop up beer. I curled up on our futon and cried, cursing womanhood, the Cambridge weather, and Crimson-induced stress...
...aloft. Smiling from ear to ear, she took the ball and danced back up the steps, accepting scattered congratulations and applause from the nearby crowd.***For a feature piece, senior second baseman Griff Jenkins was asked about adjusting to New England as a native North Carolinian. After comparing the weather and the baseball styles of the two regions, Jenkins segued into a more personal testimonial:“It was a huge change for me coming to this school. Coming from the South and coming from a Southern Baptist tradition and coming from just the kind of conservative background that...