Standing on the cornice at the top, the wind was so strong, it drove the snow horizontally.

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Contepomi was on target with an 18-metre penalty but the wind was so strong it blew the kick back out through the posts and had referee George Clancy reaching for his rulebook before he confirmed the score.

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"There's a strong wind fanning the flames and with everything so dry, it doesn't take much, " a fire spokesperson said.

BBC: Massive gorse blaze near Okehampton

Mr. Nolen is properly monstrous, Mr. Williams unyieldingly blunt, and Glenn Gover, who plays a writer based on the young Mel Brooks, comes on so strong that you'll feel like you've stepped into a wind tunnel.

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