But today a fair number of lights had given up the long battle against brutal winds and driving rain.
And the Caley boss had no doubt that his side deserved to win a game played in bright sunshine and driving rain.
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Nick Dougherty, Alastair Forsyth and Thomas Levet all battled well to finish on 10 under on a day when strong winds and driving rain forced a five-hour delay in play at the County Louth course.
Scores of others, like Delores Culp, a 59-year-old military veteran, live in homes that still have blue tarps on roofs to cover holes, and now they're wondering if the flimsy coverings will stand up to wind and driving rain from Irene.
Instructors urge parents to control their child's car usage once they get a license and to have them practice driving at night and in the rain.
The game became scrappy in the driving rain and most phases ended in errors.
Tens of thousands are now homeless, forced to camp out in the open in driving rain and biting winds.
The weatherpersons on television, always eager for ratings-boosting disasters, had predicted a fierce autumn storm for New England, with driving rain and high winds.
Fly-half James Hook directed play in the driving wind and rain at Galway's Sportsground, landing a penalty before his delightful chip made Walker's try.
In driving rain and on a heavy pitch, Clermont soon showed their intent with a forward rumble into the home 22 which saw the ball moved to Ledesma, who went over.
Driving rain and a swirling wind had ensured that this was no example of the beautiful game, but Rangers manager Walter Smith will like the look of the way they managed to grind out the three points needed to maintain their challenge at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
It was a remarkable turnaround, as for large spells Arsenal failed to cope with the driving rain, slippery pitch and Bolton's greater desire.
Police said they had received calls about driving conditions across Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire following sustained heavy rain.
Police have advised drivers to slow down and use dipped headlights as heavy rain is causing difficult driving conditions across Northern Ireland.
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"Autumn in Australia brings the possibility of rain, which would make driving without traction control and engine braking control a real challenge, " Heidfeld said.
Eventually, fewer and cheaper sensors should do the trick, but Google and other researchers are still working out how to combine readings from multiple sensors, and determining which sensors work best in conditions such as night driving or heavy rain.
That's because as the Earth moves around the Sun, it is moving into a stationary field of dark matter - and for half the year it will be moving against the tide of dark matter - just like driving into the rain.
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In the driving rain, the Danes scored three times inside 25 minutes with goals from Martin Jorgenson, Morten Wieghorst and Jon Dhal Tomasson, and a play-off place was theirs.
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