Having made his economic reputation in fair weather, Mr Brown must now cope with more troubled times.

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When he looks at the latency on an exchange, he wants to know more than how it functions in fair weather conditions, he wants to know how it works in something like the flash crash.

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If you hesitate before signing on to the idea of imported science, it could be because you are only a fair-weather believer in free trade.

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Dave Wheeler, a photographer and local weather forecaster on Fair Isle, in Shetland, was monitoring Monday's swell charts.

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Meteorologists can tell you, about five days out, with fair certainty what the weather will be like in your city or town.

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If the weather is fair, request a table under magnolia trees in the intimate outdoor garden.

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As for a funeral, it was hot weather and the crops were in the ground and the roads were dry and the fair was over.

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