Sentences with phrase «after it rains for»

In December 1999 we had one of the hughest catastrophes of America, when a gigantic landslide, after raining for some days over Avila mountain, swallowed thousands, and changed tophography at the coastal side (Caracas is at the other side of the mountain, but at a higher level above sea).

Not exact matches

But while Australian demand for the fruit has been fueled by its store of healthy fats, supply has been strangled by heavy rain and bushfires, and because growers in western Australia, anticipating a fall in demand after Christmas, exhausted their stocks to flood the market in the lead - up to the holiday season.

It was pitch dark outside and the rain was pouring down in sheets as we drove home from the mall after our Groupon - inspired session with the Sears photographer for the Christmas photos of the tinies.

While exhorting us to contemplate nature, the Qur» an says, «In the creation of skies and the earth, the difference between night and day, the ships which run at sea carrying that which is useful for mankind, the rain water which Allah sends down from the sky to revive the earth after its death, and to spread animals on it, and the arrangement of winds and clouds between sky and earth, in all those things there are evidences (for the existence of God) for those who make use of their brains» (Surah II, 164).

One day after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters he gets on his knees every day and prays for rain, the Council for Secular Humanism - a leading atheist group - accused the Obama administration of sending the wrong message to farmers caught in one of the worst droughts in decades.

After the earth cooled enough for rain to begin, the thick clouds parted to reveal the sun, moon, and stars.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

In 2007, after a drier - than - usual summer, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue successfully prayed for rain.

85 % is too much for me but I love the smell of fresh earth after rain and I also love the blue of the label almost matches the smurf kitchen — coincidence?

Can't wait for the heavy rains with thunderstorms at night, dark brown boots and soft and cozy trench coat, gold leaves, hot bergamot tea, baked apple and pumpkin pies, Thanksgiving dinner, leftovers from that great dinner the morning after: — RRB -, crispy wind, rain again.

Considering the kids received a paddle pool and a slip «n» slide, rain was not what we wanted, but it did make for a pleasantly cool day after all the hot weather of the days leading up to Christmas.

After a week of torrential flooding rains in Colorado it was just the dish for yet another gray and gloomy day.

Fall fees like a relief after a long, hot, parched summer — at this time of year, the weather is still pretty gorgeous but we've had a bit of rain so everything is green again, just in time for the riot of fall colours as the leaves start to turn.

I watched many of them trudge up the mountain in flip - flops or bare feet, after a long afternoon working in the blazing sun or drizzling rain, carrying heavy tree trunks for reforestation on their heads.

I didn't think it could have gotten any worse for Giroud so quickly after being booed by the French fans, I guess when it rains it pours...

For instance, if it died down in the swampy area not long after a good rain, It would be a good few days before the Ford 555 could get down there to get it without getting stuck.

The first ten minutes looked very promising with both sides going for it with end - to - end action, but after that the pouring rain put a right dampener on the proceedings, and both sides seemed quite happy to wait for an unlikely chance to appear.

After watching the final at Pebble Beach last Sunday and other Crosby finals on that same course in past years with the players being buffeted by rain and wind, I think lovely Florida would be just the spot for that final.

(«Without rain,» warned Mickelson after a practice round, «we have the potential for 18 holes that could be like number 7 at Shinnecock.»)

FUN AND GAMES Just before midnight on Aug. 13, the Pirates» night game with the Cardinals in Busch Stadium was postponed, after a 2 1/2 - hour rain delay, and rescheduled for the next afternoon.

Weekley is well known for playing in rain pants and tennis shoes, but his game so far has been forgettable — after missing the cut at Greensboro, he is 0 for 7 in cuts made and has broken 70 only once in 15 rounds.

Until yesterday the forecast was calling for mostly rain until at least after midnight, but the snow has shifted earlier and I don't know how far in advance they have or haven't treated the roads.

Ahh but TMJW have you not listened to a single word Thomas has given for the Swansea defeat?It was raining quite hard.I know because I was there.I got a little bit wet as I walked back to my car after the game and recall thinking I'm so glad I'm not a professional footballer that earns millions of pounds a year as it would mean I would get a bit wet and cold every now and then when it rained.

For instance, Monday night after the first game, barring snow, cold weather or rain, either the Cincinnati Redlegs or the Chicago Cubs will be in first place in the National League — since the rest of the teams in the league do not start play until the next day and will therefore remain in a faceless six - way tie for second place overnigFor instance, Monday night after the first game, barring snow, cold weather or rain, either the Cincinnati Redlegs or the Chicago Cubs will be in first place in the National League — since the rest of the teams in the league do not start play until the next day and will therefore remain in a faceless six - way tie for second place overnigfor second place overnight.

Well im not in a wonderland he has his failings as we all do and great teams find a way to win good teams sit where we are 6 -5-4 but thats besides the point and it would be nice if your aunty had bolocks cause then we d be second but ive watched the games were an offensive team most the time although were terrible in the pissing rain but for the most part the game plans have worked weve created chances quality scoring chances one after the other problem is for me the finishing unless we sit back with 9 man behind the ball or ten when you push forward you will give up a goal if you lousy forwards fail to finish the set ups have been there this year but our strikers have failed to kill the games if we create quality chances and grab leads in the first 60 minutes like we have for the most part and in those games those games should of been killed even if we give a goal or two alongside the strategy but we failed to hit multiple should be goals we tried laca we'll see abou auba although hes a bit lazy so far but we'll see but we've lacked that quality in front goal a player the chances have been there im looking at the failure of the strikers and maybe that is his fault but monreal has scored as many goals recently as our strikers and thats sad our defenders or a midfielder will score and our stikers cant tally one in th first 60 mins of a game alongside them then were tired for last 40 give them hope there still only down one and we rue our missed chances while they push thats where iv been frustrated with this season not the tactics but the finishing

Rain meant the race was stopped after 71 laps was postponed for several weeks, but it was worth the wait.

I hope we keep wenger give the man a long term contract you must want some unloyal cheapskate whos been fired at 5 clubs and successful at 1 or 2 for a few years when the club spent big cause they got a new manager and after a couple years got fired beacause those spendy players got old and that manager did nothing we have the most loyal consistent winning manager in europe and if the linesman did nt make incorrect call we woould of been 1 - 0 up and mkhitaryan played poor balls in the rain which we always play bad in amd are you suffering short term memory loss we beat tottenham 2 - 0 at home so we still won the derby on aggregate this season again thanks to mr.wenger i mean where to people come out woth these low iq thoughts and mostly you have to fire three new managers before you get a couple good seasons then start the circus again people should be embarrassed wenger to stay

Pitcher, GS, IP, BB / K, WHIP, ERA AAA Flemer, 2, 10.0, 1/12, 1.60, 8.10 Almonte, 1,.1, 0/0, 6.00, 27.00 (removed for injury) Musgrave, 1, 1.0, 0/0, 0.00, 0.00 (removed because of rain delay) Howard, 1, 5.0, 0/4, 1.20, 3.60 Jenson, 1, 5.0, 1/5, 1.40, 3.60 Holmberg, 1, 4.0, 2/1, 1.50, 6.75 AA Castellani, 2.0, 10.2, 4/9, 1.13, 2.53 Tinoco, 1, 4.0, 3/6, 1.75, 4.50 Lambert, 1, 6.0, 1/5, 1.00, 0.00 French, 1, 6.0, 1/5, 1.00, 3.00 Wynkoop, 1, 4.0, 1/0, 1.75, 4.50 Schlitter, 1 +, 7.1, 3/4, 1.09, 2.45 (Pitched 3.1 innings in relief) A + Dennis, 2, 7.1, 2/6, 2.86, 17.18 Garcia, 1 +, 10.0, 4/11, 1.60, 5.40 (came into a game after Hoffman pitched 3 inninngs) Hoffman, 1, 3.0, 0/2, 1.67, 6.00 Longwith, 1, 6.0, 0/3, 1.33, 6.00 Gold, 1, 6.0, 1/2, 2.00, 7.50 Killian, 1, 4.1, 5/1, 3.23, 10.38 A Santos, 2, 11.1, 3/7, 1.15, 3.97 Eusebio, 2, 8.2, 3/10, 1.73, 5.19 Pint, 1, 0.1, 2/0, 12.00, 81.00 (removed for injury) Gaddis, 1, 5.2, 0/3, 1.41, 3.18 Julio, 1, 4.0, 4/1, 2.50, 13.50 (Schilling will be the guy that replaces Pint in the rotation)

After opening the season with six games in balmy Arlington, the Rangers flew north for a 10 - day road trip, enduring a stretch of cold and rain.

After a red flag delay for rain which lasted for two months (no, really), the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway resumed and gave one of the most thrilling races in IndyCar history.

did nt think he «overcame» anything after his masters» implosion... he had 2 months, a course set up ideally for him and the fortune of having rain drench the place earlier that week.

One of the headline clashes of this opening matchday in the Champions League group stage is Gladbach's trip to the Etihad Stadium, which was re-arranged for Wednesday after torrential rain in Manchester saw the game postponed on Tuesday.

After about twenty minutes, the rain cleared and for a moment, we had the beach to ourselves.

This is a rain jacket for children I made recently after the temperatures started dropping and it started raining nonstop!

The installation of artificial turf, which already has been completed in other metro school systems such as Cobb, Forsyth and Fulton counties, offers other benefits in addition to the savings, such as fewer injuries to students, faster recovery time after rain and increased usage opportunities by multiple athletic teams and marching bands for both games and practices.

«Always look for the sunshine after the rain.»

Johnny Tacherra, the GOP candidate hoping for a rematch against incumbent Democrat Jim Costa, told Roll Call he cooked up the «2nd Amendment BBQ» — scheduled to take place within the Full Spectrum Firearms showroom in Fresno on Saturday — after bumping into FSF founder Jon Rains at an NRA dinner earlier this fall.

Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single - story homes yesterday, and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his daughter, Michaela Cuomo, stop at the roller coaster at the New York State Fair for a ride only to be told that it was too wet after a light rain.

A travel advisory is in effect for portions of southern Tompkins County after heavy rains Sunday caused flash flooding and damaged local roads in Newfield and Danby.

After years of legal complaints and evaluations that called for an upgrade of the sewer system, the county turned to green infrastructure — such as rain gardens and green roofs — that was implemented in 2008 with the help of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Speer said.

A quick witted and genuinely funny man whose book about being a Labour party activist is essential reading for anyone who needs cheering up after yet another rained out leaflet round — in fact, I seem to remember insisting my new boyfriend (now my long - suffering husband) read it to see what life with me would be like (he listened to the radio adaptation!).

Three died after a building caved in on them as a result of the torrential rains which have been falling for the four days continuously.

For example, the Mesonet station in Schaghticoke, about 10 miles west of Hoosick Falls, shows the leading edge of the storm coming through just after 6 p.m., lasting for a half - hour and dumping 1.7 inches of raFor example, the Mesonet station in Schaghticoke, about 10 miles west of Hoosick Falls, shows the leading edge of the storm coming through just after 6 p.m., lasting for a half - hour and dumping 1.7 inches of rafor a half - hour and dumping 1.7 inches of rain.

After a series of fast - moving thunderstorms and the — unrealized — threat of a tornado on Monday, there is only more rain and cooler temperatures to look forward to for the remainder of the week.

While declaring 12 counties disaster areas after recent rains ravaged parts of the Mohawk Valley and upstate New York, the federal government has denied individual disaster aid for people who lost property in the floods.

Reilly, Lander, and Heyer all express concerns that neither the mayor's plan nor the federal government's addresses the antiquated infrastructure that allows for combined sewer overflow, which means storm water and raw sewage enter the canal via the same drainage system after even moderate rains.

After three years of extreme drought, the people of the Guajira are still waiting for the rain to come.

Did You Know... NOT DIRT: Installers rarely use soil for the growing medium because it is heavy and because it packs tight after repeated rains, reducing water retention and aeration for plant roots.

Seconds after stepping into the steaming rain forest of French Guiana, he announces his agenda: «Let's divide and search for holes with big, hairy legs.»