Cheers, whistles and the odd chorus of "God Save the Queen" rang out, and the crowd stayed jolly despite the rain.
Despite the rain finally stopping at half-time, there was no obvious increase in the amount of running rugby, the only change to the scoreline coming from three more Hougaard penalties.
After the inauguration, Mr Hollande rode up the Champs Elysees in an open-topped car, waving to the crowd despite the rain, before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe.
Quite a spectacle for the determined sunbathers who, despite the odd rain shower, were still out in bikinis on the beach.
United started the match with manager Alex Ferguson in the director's box as he began his two-match touchline ban, but the visitors went ahead on the 25th minute despite the pouring rain as Rooney netted a penalty after being clumsily challenged from behind by Michael Brown.
This not despite but perhaps because of the rain that fell at Heinz Field, which provided weather elements that drew things closer to the pond hockey-style spirit of the event and forced it to be played during primetime hours.
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Toseland put his win down to the work done by his team despite losing most of the first day of qualifying due to rain.
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And, when the rain set in, despite striking 13 fours and three sixes from his 90 balls, that left a frustrated Gatting just one short of that first one-day ton.
Despite high winds and torrential rain, Bristol continued to dominate throughout the half, but were only able to add a Jarvis penalty to their scoresheet.
Organisers of a Surrey music festival have said they are confident the event will not be disrupted by wet weather, despite a forecast of heavy rain.
Despite getting caught in a downpour during my test (with the e-bike working fine in the rain), I was impressed by the experience and plan to rent an e-bike from Hertz again soon.
Despite having rain postpone Saturday's game, Gonzalez and Collins were pleased that their clubs looked better the night before as the Mets rallied for a 7-5 victory in 10 innings.
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