Use "drought" in a sentence

1. If there is a drought, it is better, rather than sprinkling lightly, to water twice a week, soaking the soil to a minimum of 4 inches, or not at all, for shallow watering causes roots to spread out near the top where they will be baked by the sun, becoming unable to withstand drought

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2. A lawn that is watered thoroughly at regular intervals, and whose soil has plenty of organic humus (organic matter converts into humus that makes the nutrient elements in the soil available to the grass), will withstand drought, and remain sound throughout the hot summer months

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3. They braved a decade of cantankerous lock operators and a five year delay in a smelly old desert city in Goblin country when a drought dried up a canal for awhile

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4. Finding my first seed did not grow, which I easily imagined was by the drought, I sought for a moister piece of ground to make another trial in, and I dug up a piece of ground near my new bower, and sowed the rest of my seed in February, a little before the vernal equinox; and this having the rainy months of March and April to water it, sprung up very pleasantly, and yielded a very good crop; but having part of the seed left only, and not daring to sow all that I had, I had but a small quantity at last, my whole crop not amounting to above half a peck of each kind

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5. Had the drought not struck, Geneia would have begun her

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6. But then a terrible drought struck

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7. We had no fish to eat, while on the land, the drought caused grain prices to soar

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8. A fire could sweep across your land or drought or flood could ruin it

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9. The seasons most unfavourable to the crop are those of excessive drought or excessive rain

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10. But as corn grows equally upon high and low lands, upon grounds that are disposed to be too wet, and upon those that are disposed to be too dry, either the drought or the rain, which is hurtful to one part of the country, is favourable to another ; and though, both in the wet and in the dry season, the crop is a good deal less than in one more properly tempered ; yet, in both, what is lost in one part of the country is in some measure compensated by what is gained in the other

11. In rice countries, where the crop not only requires a very moist soil, but where, in a certain period of its growing, it must be laid under water, the effects of a drought are much more dismal

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12. Even in such countries, however, the drought is, perhaps, scarce ever so universal as necessarily to occasion a famine, if the government would allow a free trade

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13. The drought in Bengal, a few years ago, might probably have occasioned a very great dearth

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14. Before the war there were parts of the world where people died simply as a result of poverty: pockets of inhospitable land, places of drought and extreme heat in Africa and Asia

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15. The excitement of the past few weeks—from the drought to the arrival of Rufus Lickspittle to the mysterious kidnapping—had all but distracted him from his main vocation

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16. Despite the tragedy that the hurricane had wrought at sea, inland it was a different story—the savage storm broke the back of the Summer-long drought, bringing plentiful rain and sweet, cool air

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17. Several gauges in the region which monitor water levels confirm the drought is causing major problems

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18. For the last four years he'd faced drought, failed crops, uprisings in the lower regions of his estate, a rash of thefts, a hardened murderer and numerous political maneuvers from politicians and clergy

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19. He took a drought of smoke from his pipe, before answering his dekar without turning to look at him:

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20. Drought on the Great Plains resulted in further losses of over five billion dollars

21. The US experienced widespread drought through the entire year

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22. Drought forced Abraham, and again during the life of his grandson Jacob, to sojourn into Egypt where the story of Joseph unfolded

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23. A severe drought forced him to move on to Egypt, the “great power of the south,” the “oldest civilization” that seems to have exercised some sort of protectorship over the land of Canaan at that time

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24. A drought again brought his people into Egypt and possibly because of Joseph’s high position, they were at first welcomed as honored guests

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25. 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does the grave those which have sinned

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26. Normally, rainfall in central Australia is minimal, and acutely so during years of drought

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27. Interestingly, all during the drought years, the seeds existed, lying dormant in the ground – but the necessary condition of rain did not allow them to bloom

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28. 38 A drought is on her waters; and they shall be dried up, for it is the land of graven

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29. 11 And I called for a drought

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30. 20 Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought

31. necessary for the Israelites to go to Egypt due to drought, it was intended to test the

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32. her, the water board could have called on her in a drought

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33. Through four of these come winds of blessing and prosperity, and from those eight come hurtful winds: when they are sent, they bring destruction on all the Earth and on the water on it, and on all who dwell thereon, and on everything which is in the water and on the land; And the first wind from those portals, called the east wind, comes out through the first portal which is in the east, inclining towards the south: from it come out desolation, drought, heat, and destruction; And through the second portal in the middle comes what is fitting, and from it there come rain and fruitfulness and prosperity and dew; and through the third portal which lies toward the north come cold and drought; And after these come out the south winds through three portals: through the first portal of them inclining to the east comes out a hot wind; And through the middle portal next to it there come out fragrant smells, and dew and rain, and prosperity and health; And through the third portal lying to the west come out dew and rain, locusts and desolation; And after these the north winds: from the seventh portal in the east come dew and rain, locusts and desolation; And from the middle portal come in a direct direction health and rain and dew and prosperity; and through the third portal in the west come cloud and hoar-frost, and snow and rain, and dew and locusts; And after these four are the west winds: through the first portal adjoining the north come out dew and hoar-frost, and cold and snow and frost; And from the middle portal come out dew and rain, and prosperity and blessing; and through the last portal which adjoins the south come out drought and desolation, and burning and destruction; And the twelve portals of the four quarters of the Heaven are therewith completed, and all their laws and all their plagues and all their benefactions have I shown to you, my son Methuselah

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34. tory that our lands have a curse, a drought placed upon

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35. My long drought of touch and affection was over –

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36. The first up was an invisibility drought

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37. from reclaiming an area that was distressed; about continuing a drought by keeping water away from the San Joaquin Valley in California, about reactivating a 2006 investigation of Atrazine, about stopping the Arch Co

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38. 15 Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought you forth water out of the rock of flint;

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39. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night;

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40. Through four of these come winds of blessing and prosperity and from those eight come hurtful winds: when they are sent they bring destruction on all the Earth and on the water on it and on all who dwell thereon and on everything which is in the water and on the land; And the first wind from those portals called the east wind comes out through the first portal which is in the east inclining towards the south: from it come out desolation drought heat and destruction; And through the second portal in the middle comes what is fitting and from it there come rain and fruitfulness and prosperity and dew; and through the third portal which lies toward the north come cold and drought; And after these come out the south winds through three portals: through the first portal of them inclining to the east comes out a hot wind; And through the middle portal next to it there come out fragrant smells and dew and rain and prosperity and health; And through the third portal lying to the west come out dew and rain locusts and desolation; And after these the north winds: from the seventh portal in the east come dew and rain locusts and desolation; And from the middle portal come in a direct direction health and rain and dew and prosperity; and through the third portal in the west come cloud and hoar-frost and snow and rain and dew and locusts; And after these four are the west winds: through the first portal adjoining the north come out dew and hoar-frost and cold and snow and frost; And from the middle portal come out dew and rain and prosperity and blessing; and through the last portal which adjoins the south come out drought and desolation and burning and destruction; And the twelve portals of the four quarters of the Heaven are therewith completed and all their laws and all their plagues and all their benefactions have I shown to you my son Methuselah

41. If there had been news of a drought in an area served by our group, he’d emphasize the need in that troubled economy for a more effective local sales force, not only on that spot on earth but throughout the company

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42. ancestors had themselves been driven out of their homeland by drought and famine

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43. Among men however the elm appears not to produce fruit and they do not know nor understand that if a drought comes the elm which contains water nourishes the vine l and the vine having an unfailing supply of water yields double fruit both for itself and for the elm

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44. as a drought withers the leaves and chokes the life

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45. Within the past few weeks, he had lost more than his aching head could even begin to count: his wife, his kids, everyone from the village - all starved and burned to death on the unforgiving trek towards the east; where they had hoped to find some food and water, a safe haven away from the drought, a place that appeared clearly unreachable

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46. We anticipated the change in the earth’s axis and alignment of the planets, as well as the current escalation of sun spot activity, the real cause of this irreversible drought

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47. “Supposed to, but with the drought the levels are probably low,” said Greg

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48. Crops are struggling a bit with the drought

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49. then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: (11) And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not

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50. (8) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit

51. Change the climate and cause a drought not yet seen by human eyes

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52. Climate change is affecting all countries causing havoc by drought, floods, wild fires, and snow storms

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53. There have been extreme drought in California and lots of snow storms along the East coast of the US in 2013 - 14

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54. For three and a half long years the drought continues

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55. We made him think that if we got him to eliminate the work he already had out in the street, he would be able to rise again when the drought came

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56. Jane explain to the creatures that the only way to stop the vast spread of drought was to find the white rhino plant

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57. Death and pain are constant companion drinking buddies laughing at the killing fields of war and the harvested bodies of drought, much as upper-middle-class men in their forty’s discuss football and weather

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58. Once the drought was declared over, he figured he‘d be

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59. drought over and volunteers began coming in to clean up the mess

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60. This is actually a grass seed that is resistant to drought, and it is a combination of grasses, which require no pampering

61. There are certain types of plants that can resist drought

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62. Everyone suffered from drought

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63. Normally I loved a small drought it cleaned out the part timers who didn"t have the cash to wait it out

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64. Still despite the costs I had and my spending habits my business survived this drought for six months and me and my ex to the best of my estimates spent around two hundred thousand dollars during that six month period

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65. With his mind turned toward the Maasai Mara in the spring, Siri sighed and said, ‘It can be wonderful at that time of year with plenty of grass for the cattle, although drought can happen at any time, you can’t rely of the weather on the Maasai Mara, it’s a bit like the UK

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66. By this time, the climate in Siri’s homeland was experiencing a prolonged drought

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67. The wildlife had become scarce through drought, starvation and predation by the remaining human population that had become dependant upon bush-meat for survival, and the large herds of ungulates that once traversed East Africa had disappeared

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68. The higher temperatures and drought that had destroyed the agriculture and habitat of southern Europe just seemed to have petered out to reveal, by contrast, a paradise

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69. Smaller, drought hardy species of plants and trees were spreading over the land where the tropical rain forests had once stood and, in time, they could once again build up a healthy covering of soil over the eroded land to allow larger trees to inhabit the mountain

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70. It had not rained for three months and there had been a drought

71. Drought can be solved somewhat by using a sprinkler system, even though there’s more growth from rain coming down from the sky

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72. There was one huge drawback to change in this manner: the drought of establishments that provided fresh, healthy fruits, meats and vegetables

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73. Every available surface was covered with full glasses of beer, or occasionally rum, stacked against the six o’clock drought and the noise level grew with the amount consumed

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74. The long, hot summer continued and, shortly after a Christmas almost unmarked by us, the country was devastated by the worst bush-fires in the annals of this drought stricken continent

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75. The lack of snow anywhere might lead to drought later, affecting fruits and vegetables

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76. He was stunned by my approach, whatever he had expected from me, wasn’t what he was getting, he stammered his apology and began to chant the first song of the ceremony, the drums reached a crescendo and the crowd began to chant in time to the rhythm, the holiday mood had returned to the village, Yaotl sacrificed a variety of birds, animals and snakes, and as the finale his slaves finally brought out a mountain lion in a cage, everyone craned their necks for a better look at the beast as it spat and snarled and threw it’s body against the cage, I remembered the last time Yaotl had made such an extravagant sacrifice during a drought two summers ago, I didn’t want to seem small and mean, but the cat that Yaotl had sacrificed that day, looked exactly like that cat in the cage, so I watched the sacrifice closely, one of the slaves put a bowl of water in the cage which the cat drank with relish, it had obviously been kept without water for a few days, after the cat drank, it stopped spitting and snarling and the same slave opened the gate put a collar on the cat and led it to the chacmool it jumped up onto the slab and Yaotl began to make signs all over it, to everyone’s astonishment it then lay down on the altar, Yaotl raised his obsidian knife and with one stroke drove it into the breast of the beast, after a moment he held up the heart, blood running down his arms, I could not find fault with the sacrifice, maybe I was wrong, maybe it wasn’t the same cat, the sacrifice had the desired affect on the villagers who were all dancing about and singing, two slaves dragged the carcass into the temple building, the priest ceremoniously washed the blood from his arms and chest donned his official robe and slowly descended the temple steps, at the bottom he flung himself to the ground and said

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77. His mother, who could not recall the day, named him after a rain spirit because it was raining after a year of terrible drought

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78. The Four Oaks Bed and Breakfast was only about two blocks from the courthouse and located on a small bluff overlooking the Waccamaw River, the waters of which were relatively low given the severe drought conditions that had plagued much of the South for well over a year now

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79. We’re not doing too well, though, with the drought and all

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80. Drought drove them south into Egypt, where, according to tradition, they were well received

81. If product supply disruptions, such as a drought, oil embargo or licensing restriction, limited product availability, prices of affected products would escalate

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82. situation: in the day the drought consumed me, and

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83. In times of drought in particular, travellers might come across large herds of sheep or cattle being moved parallel to the highway, under the control of two or three drovers on horseback or motorbike, assisted in most cases by the ubiquitous working dogs

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84. According to our historical records, the area of Mexico has been suffering a long period of drought during the last decades and the Mayan civilization is presently in a severe decline, like the Wari culture in Peru

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85. Nobody escaped from the ongoing drought and the bad Monsoon

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86. “He has provided us with water during the drought season and food during the famines

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87. What would Joseph have done if the storehouses in Egypt were half-full and unable to meet the needs outside of the country? The Church today is facing a spiritual drought with their storehouses half-full

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88. they’ll have the power to curse mankind any way they wish, to cause drought,

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89. drought, the goal of a lost civilisation –watch tower multiplicity forces issues on mouth

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90. He called for a drought on the nation; then after three years, he challenged all the prophets of Baal and Jezebel to come out - as many as he could - 450

91. · There was spiritual and relational drought

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92. This loss should make you think what would happen if some unexpected attack by an enemy, or fire, or drought, or disease destroyed all of your crops and herds

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93. where populations have been devastated by disease, drought or

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94. record drought and we are still under water restrictions - but why does the "severe"

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