And, when the rain set in, despite striking 13 fours and three sixes from his 90 balls, that left a frustrated Gatting just one short of that first one-day ton.

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Safin, who has tumbled to 75th in the world rankings, was a picture of frustration before rain intervened in the opening set, and was handed a code violation for ball abuse in game six.

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Two rain breaks in the second set disrupted Ivanisevic's rhythm but some careful baseline rallying in the tie-break forced errors from Youzhny.

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Lopez, the 31st seed, made a superb start, forging a 5-2 lead in the first set before rain forced the players off.

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In response to a rain-interrupted 207-5 set by Durham, the target at the start of their innings was 197 in 31 overs.

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The limit is now set at about half of the amount of sulfur (the leading cause of acid rain) released in 1980.

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Federer emerged from a rain delay in sizzling form, wrapping up the opening set in just 20 minutes.

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From here on, though, the drama deflates, and we are left with the grinding, post-traumatic account of a relationship on the skids, set in a London that feels sickly with rain and spent light.

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Huddled under umbrellas as rain came down, crowds of onlookers watched the chimney and big screens set up in St.

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The project that I set up here in Southern Spain contains particular reference to rain harvesting and conservation of water.

BBC: NEWS | In Depth | 2003 | World Forum | Water | Global village voices: Water