If they were branches of a tree weighed down with snow, they would be torn from the trunk in the first breeze.

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The central aisle of an airliner, the back seat of a car (stale popcorn crammed into cushion cracks), a coal mine, a hospital waiting room, a long tunnel in which a hot breeze blew first in one direction and then the other.

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With Leinster playing against a stiff breeze in the first half the hosts were always going to keep the ball in hand where possible.

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Aided by a stiff breeze in the first half, Leinster's initial tactic was to run the ball at every opportunity against the French Championship leaders and Gordon D'Arcy's break into the Racing 22 set up a simple penalty for Isa Nacewa in the fifth minute.

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Blaer Bjarkardottir will now be able to use her first name, which means "light breeze", officially.

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Your first song on this CD is called "Bayou Breeze, " which is the loveliest version of weather.

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The first two legs of the slam turned out to be a pleasurable breeze.

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"We believe that the first weddings will be beautiful and that they'll bring a breeze of joy, and that those who are opposed to them today will surely be confounded when they are overcome with the happiness of the newlyweds and the families, " she told the National Assembly.

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Sale kept in touch with two further penalties from Macleod, the first a huge kick from 55 metres out that was helped by the strong breeze.

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