"You're certainly playing outside your comfort zone in terms of weather conditions and lifestyle, plus they're a quality outfit so it makes it hard work, " he told BBC Sport.

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The bigger problem is that Montrose, while pretty reliable in terms of weather, is just a terrible airport, the most dysfunctional of its size I have ever seen in a first world country.

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"The weather forecast is excellent in terms of the race and they are reckoning it could be the fastest ever, so it is very exciting, " he said.

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Representatives of the Fed had already been dispatched to the "big five" Wall Street banks, making sure they increase their liquidity and lengthen the terms of their financing so they can weather the credit crisis.

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Weather events and the fiscal debate both anchored the season in terms of growth.

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Not only are the costs of doing nothing astronomical in terms of coastal flooding, damaged agriculture, and new weather patterns, but the benefits of taking action will help create thousands of green jobs and an entirely new green energy industry.

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Far from helping companies to weather the crisis, powerful institutional shareholders and independent directors did worse in terms of shareholder value.

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The National Weather Service is ratcheting up its efforts to combat complacency, with the help of graphic terms to ensure people find safe shelter.

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Even the weather is so warm that it leaves no doubt that everything is the result of hard work in terms of preparation of the visit.

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