National Weather Service meteorologist "Skip" Ely said the dry pattern is caused by a persistent area of high pressure that has dominated North Texas weather since the end of June, blocking normal moisture flows across the South.

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With 50-to-100 hours of endurance per sortie, the system can conduct broad-area persistent surveillance-attack operations from outside the range of enemy missile threats.

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Former Ospreys flanker Richie Pugh was first to for persistent offending in the tackle area, which Sexton took another three points from to make it 16-7.

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In fact, a persistent challenge with many employers in the area has been finding qualified talent to meet their needs.

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In reaching his judgement, Judge Fowler said that he took into account the level of violence used, the fact that the attack was prolonged and persistent, and that the incident occurred at night in a secluded area.

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The spokesman added that a "close eye" would be kept on the situation, especially in the area downstream of Oxford, where the flood risk would be the greatest if there is heavy and persistent rainfall.

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The bank's persistent failure, especially during 2002, to cut interest rates in response to sluggish economic performance across the euro area (and above all in Germany) has drawn criticism from within Europe as well as from America's Federal Reserve and international institutions.

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