Some people may wonder why we in the Northern Hemisphere have our spring and summer when our planet is far away from the sun. (Equally confusing: our fall and winter come when we are near to the sun.) Shouldn't proximity to that nice warm ball of sunshine predict our seasons?
Come winter, ski enthusiasts will also appreciate Twin Farms' six private skiing trails.
During winter, you may come across enough water in the day to camp wild at night.
Predictions of famine and other winter woes have not come true.
Meaning: It's going to be a rough winter for several winters to come.
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"The main reasons we decided to come here this winter was so that our eldest daughter could go to school and our youngest daughter could socialize with other kids her own age, " Brossier said.
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As Mr Al Fayed learned when he sought British citizenship, and Man U's Irishmen did when they quarrelled with the club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, last winter, local acceptance does not come easy.
Besides this major event, there are many other reasons to come to Kitzbuhel in the winter.
Meaning: It's going to be a rough winter--for several winters to come.
And the England captain believes the Somerset batsman's decision to miss England's winter tours will ensure he does not come back before he is ready.
Hundreds of visitors come to the centre in winter to see the swans and wildfowl feeding and to watch the activities of the birds from hides.
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Refugees who came in the summer months, did not come prepared to endure the harsh winter.
Finally, last winter there was an order that we could come back here.
"I think the two times I've taken my longest breaks have been after my knee surgery in 2002 and this past winter, and both times I've come back and won, " he added.
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European refineries will come back on line after their usual late-winter and spring maintenance, and weak European economies are expected to gain strength.
During the flu pandemic of 1918, cases began in the spring and then faded away during the summer, only to come back with a vengeance in the fall and winter.
When Jarvis had come back from Alaska, he had gone straight to Winter Hill.
Up to 10, 000 visitors a week come in summer, and 8, 000 during the winter.
Roughly half of those sales come out of the Northeast, just now emerging from its winter freeze.
"They will certainly need all that training, because this is an inhospitable place in winter - and don't forget plenty of armies in the past have come unstuck in Afghanistan, " he said.
Come January, as soon as the Christmas trees are taken down and the winter sales flood the shops, the world of business starts thinking about the World Economic Forum -- better known as Davos.
Those changes would be unlikely to come into force straight away, but a July start date, coupled with a winter break, could be introduced next season ahead of reconstruction.
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