And although West Indies, surprisingly inserted by Dutch skipper Peter Borren, encountered few alarms, a few deliveries barely bounced as they skidded through the dry surface.
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But an exceptionally dry surface started to show signs of wear after just a couple of overs, courtesy of Peter Siddle's bustling footmarks, and by lunch repairs usually made much later in a Test match were being carried out by the ground staff.
Ideally, allow the meat to sit on a rack, uncovered, in the refrigerator overnight, to dry the surface well and develop all the Greek flavors.
But doubt remained: similar patterns could have been caused by a dry but rough surface, or by ices made of compounds other than water.
If all goes as planned, seven minutes later the rover will be standing on its six wheels on the dry, dusty surface of Mars.
Dry channels on the Martian surface were first spied by Mariner 9 in 1971.
Besides being deep and hot to handle, the metallic structures are dense and heavy, yet fragile, striated with fractures that the researchers feared would cause them to crumble like dry cake before they reached the surface.
And, at this point, the tiny, dry insulin particles had such a large surface area relative to their mass that, like popcorn or flour, they poured unevenly, leaving air pockets and inconsistent doses.
Indeed, images of the dry, parched, arid, almost certainly lifeless surface of another planet lit up Twitter like a Christmas tree.
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This high sublimation loss during the dry season causes well-developed penitents at the glacier surface.
With groundsman Steve Rouse suggesting his dry pitch would suit seamers who "kiss" the surface, giving the ball every opportunity to swing, England omitted surprise call-up Darren Pattinson in favour of the fit-again Ryan Sidebottom.
Keep three pieces on your work surface and wrap the leftover phyllo according to package instructions so it won't dry out.
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