Any time weather is damp and warm from spring thaw to the last gasp of summer mold spores can be circulating in the trillions.

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The number of full-time equivalent TAs has increased threefold from 79, 000 in spring 2000 to 232, 300 in November 2012, the government figures show.

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The Mets doubted Santana's health from the beginning of spring training, even as they claimed he just needed time to strengthen his shoulder.

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So far, Cisco has hired only one of the academy students: part-time maintenance technician Felicia Voss, 18, who graduated last spring from San Francisco's Thurgood Marshall Academic High School.

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He has a history of injuries in that part of his body: Wright suffered from a stress fracture in his back during the 2011 season and missed time last spring, also with a side injury.

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Then later, when the Earth gets away from the sun and starts to slow down, that's the time of year we call spring and summer.

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It was postponed from its customary spring slot after concerns were raised over Lord Sugar's role as a government advisor at the time of May's general election.

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