The RSPB said it had also received reports of short-eared owls and barn owls found dead after cold weather hampered their ability to hunt.
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Of course, we are not going to be sorry if it rains, but that is not the same as "DEPENDING MORE ON THE WEATHER THAN THEIR ABILITY TO WIN" as you say.
The chaotic nature of weather also limits our ability to make accurate long-range forecasts.
It is the source of the country's strength and ability to weather the European crisis.
The United States is a profoundly resourceful society with an ability to weather even serious setbacks.
NeoPhotonics Chief Executive Tim Jenks declined to comment on the company's ability to weather the aftershocks of the telecom meltdown.
Whirlpool ( WHR - news - people )'s ability to weather the global sales slump, leading it to beat Wall Street's forecast.
But then as players age and gain confidence in their ability to weather slumps, most have a moment where they put those things aside, Swisher said.
In the wake of the Bear Stearns blow-up, rule makers will put renewed emphasis on the cash positions of major financial institutions--a traditional gauge of a bank's ability to weather crisis.
Energy management capabilities offer the ability to monitor weather and normalize energy consumption and cost data.
"The launch of national HD channels capture the headlines, but the ability to watch local news, weather and primetime programming in HD or SD, remains an important part of our customers' daily viewing, " said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development for DIRECTV.
After a Commons statement by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond on 20 December 2010, she accused the government of failing to implement the recommendations made in a report by former RAC Foundation chief Sir David Quarmby into the UK's ability to deal with extreme cold weather.
The center bought two robots and has been testing their ability to replace buoys and collect accurate weather information.
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The only underlying theme seems to be a traditional Scandinavian focus on architecture's close relationship to landscape, nature and the weather (inescapable in Norway), and a consistent ability to think outside the box.
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The confusion over the government's role in the latest blizzard reflects both the scope of China's weather-modification efforts, and the aura of almost mystical ability that surrounds them in the minds of many Chinese and foreign observers.
Customers will now have the ability to conduct missions, 24x7, through all weather conditions, across most of the planet to help solve some of the world's critical problems such as global climate change, ocean acidification, fisheries management, hurricane prediction, tsunami warning and exploration for valuable natural resources.
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He was concerned about his deteriorating health and his ability to remain sleeping rough in a tent in winter weather.
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Natural gas power plants can increase or decrease their production relatively quickly, and that ability could help to make up for any shortfall in wind or solar generation, which varies depending on weather conditions, in order to meet demand.
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