Mr Wicks says that only the heaviest industrial users would be affected by an extremely cold winter, if one does occur.

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It was one of those sunny but crisp, cold winter Sundays that Delhi loves.

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For ordinary Russians, so is the thought that some of their cold and hungry soldiers may one winter's day start looting outside rather than inside the barracks.

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What I have left out is the cruel fact that the BMW 650i convertible came to me one of the cold, chilly weeks of this mild winter, and I was hesitant to drop the top on days of inclement weather.

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He accepted governments choose where the axe should fall when cutting public spending but said the decision about whether to "carry on with Labour's planned cut in the winter fuel payment... and cold weather payment, was a difficult one".

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Home insulation, often referred to as cavity insulation, is a cast iron money saver during the winter months because it regulates the flow of heat from a warm area to a cold one.

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