The Canadians are so concerned about foot-and-mouth that they recently turned back a British military ship over fears that mud on the wheels of vehicles on board could be harbouring the disease.
And finally, when the water receded, there was over a meter or mud that they had to be wading through.
Some lawyers give Bingham credit for trying to assert control over the dispute with Mr. McCourt, especially after having been dragged through the mud during the trial over the agreement's validity.
The rubber tracks (3) allow the Viking to travel over soft terrain such as desert, snow or mud because its load is evenly distributed over all four tracks, all of which are driven.
The March rains that had turned the place sloppy with mud were thankfully over.
Descendants of the original lineage of kings still maintain law and order over the local townsfolk from mud and bamboo palaces.
"It's a beautiful place to live and to basically have mud mounds all over the place is going to ruin it, " he said.
Glorious frescoes adorn most homes and religious buildings throughout Bhutan, with creatures, flowers and intricate, abstract patterns sprawling over broad wooden beams and mud walls.
In the debate over the direction, size, and scope of government spending, another recent mud-flinging debate has been set aside: the argument over the effectiveness of the stimulus.
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In YouTube videos that have racked up 18 million views, the robotics firm sets its four-legged, 235-pound, deer-size automaton climbing over rocks, slipping on ice and stumbling through mud.
Over our heads, the finished ceiling gave out, and mud and darkness lay ahead.
The event is held every Memorial Day weekend in Ferndale, California, as artists race their bizarre wares across a 42-mile course over three days, including sections on land, sand, mud and water.
If we hit that thick mud it would grab the front wheel and flip us over.
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The Beano had Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx but sometimes they crossed over into each others stories in a shared world of peashooters and mud pies.
Mr. CHRIS COPELAND (Homeowner, Tennessee): Yes, I'm over at Swan(ph) Pond, and there's a heck of a mud slide or something that came to our backyard.
We skim so low over the roof tops of the city, I feel like I can see in through the windows of the mud brick houses.
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