But in bigger dry Africa, such as in Jabi village, efforts to replicate Asia's green revolution have so far failed.
You'll quite often see him standing in the doorway to his house watching but standing in the dry.
It is normally submerged beneath two or three metres of water, but is exposed in dry years when the water level drops.
But in real-life use, quats in their dry state may not effectively kill bacteria as moisture is needed for their action, he adds, or they could rub off or get covered by dust.
Last year, 75 years after a British climber, George Mallory, disappeared, similar numbers had already started out when Mallory's body was discovered close to the summit, his right leg broken in two places but the flesh miraculously preserved in the cold, dry air.
But despite periodic dry spells in investor interest, the market should stay open for new offerings.
But the tundra was very dry in 2007 and fire-fueling winds kicked up the blaze.
Initial financial details in the foundation's bankruptcy filing were skimpy, but the move portends a dry spell for the participants in its charitable gift annuities.
The inquest heard that a local man had seen a figure in the sea who he thought might have been in a dry suit or wearing a hood but did not believe he or she was in trouble.
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For example, scientists investigate the hyper-dry environments found in Antarctica (but there is still a lot of water, compared with Mars) or Death Valley (dry enough, but much hotter than Mars).
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson, the parliament's lead negotiator on the dairy package, said it would not "solve all the problems in the dairy sector", but said it was "a dry run for the parliament's involvement in upcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy".
His first job, in a general trading firm in Warsaw, involved him writing letters in Yiddish about the price of dry goods, but alongside this he knew a charmed existence close to nature in the wilds of north-eastern Poland, hunting or just tracking a legendary variety of game.
"You might get more QE in response to the eurozone problems, but the BoE has wisely decided to keep its powder dry in case it needs to do more in future, " he said.
He is drenched in art theory of every kind but writes on aesthetics with analytical clarity and dry humour rare qualities in smart new-art publications.
Friday morning's proceedings inside Dublin Castle were intensely detailed and dry in tone, but there was enough interest from the public for a queue to form for seats in the small gallery.
Mr Museveni's spokespeople say he has not yet decided whether to run again, but the masses, who drape themselves in dry banana leaves to show their support, are eager for him to carry on.
"It's definitely not the weather I am used to in Australia, but we did get some dry running which is not too bad, " said Hamilton.
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Smartphones and email-equipped feature phones have proliferated in even the most resource-dry areas of Asia, Europe and North America, but for many subscribers in Africa, SMS is the only option for text-based communication on the go.
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The race started with the track wet in the immediate vicinity of the pits but dry on the majority of the lap.
Sure, they could've pre-ordered for delivery and stayed dry, but what's the fun in that?
Forecasters said Monday would remain cold but mostly dry with isolated snow flurries possible, mainly in the east.
There would be light showers in some areas, but many places would have a dry day, she added.
"Dry farming" is labor intensive, but in the American West, plentiful, cheap water for irrigation is a distant memory.
United Utilities project manager Jason Boyd said the company had been taking out "what we've been allowed" but water removal had caused the rivers to run dry in past summers.
Drought gripped swathes of England at the beginning of the year as the country basked in an unusually warm, dry March, but the sunshine gave way to the wettest summer for 100 years, hitting crops, tourism and wildlife.
Landscaping in dry climates requires a lot of hydration, but a lawn made of water itself demands very little.
In the video game industry, endless sequels for a popular franchise are standard procedure, but the music game genre has just seemed to dry up in recent years.
The Rangers had 10 shots in the first six minutes of the third period, but ran dry.
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