The final round was canceled for the rest of the day to get the course dry and cleaned up.

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The lack of rain, over the course of two dry winters, appeared to be continuing last month.

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Of course, if Dry Fly actually were a winery--the state now has more than 500 of them--Washington's licensing and regulatory process would have been routine.

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Mickelson, who went straight to the practice green after his round to work on his putting, said the dry weather forecast would make the course play even faster and harder.

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Mr Kloppers said the writedown on the Fayetteville assets was also a reflection of BHP's decision to change course and shift drilling from dry gas to liquid-rich fields.

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For the third course, which was a dry aged ribeye and cap, including bone marrow, hazelnut and sun choke puree and shallot jam, I saw a lot of flavors.

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Given that market timing is almost impossible, and an exercise we would rather forego, we determined that having some dry powder in these turbulent times is the appropriate course of action.

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Of course, producers could switch to making dry white wine or even red, but by an accident of geography and climate, Sauternes is one of the few areas in which conditions are more or less perfect for the production of that distinctive rich, nutty sweetness.

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Of course, politicians do not wish to expose this reality lest donations dry up.

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Of course, unused basement, attic, porch or garage space can be insulated, wired, dry-walled, floored and air-conditioned to add living space without expanding your home's footprint.

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