Only the sound of insects filled the air as I walked through the empty town that summer day so long ago.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

(THE BEACH BOYS - "ALL SUMMER LONG") However,for some teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

During those long summer days, The Luck was carried up the mountain to the place where the men were digging for gold.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Changes that were approved include wider powers for MPs to initiate Commons debates, the possible reintroduction of September sittings to break-up the long summer recess, and a greater role for public petitions in Parliament.

BBC: Commons reform report debate

Ms Bowen thinks that people will continue to holiday by the seaside long after the summer is over.

BBC: Staycation summer boosts Swanage

Third-quarter results, which cover the long summer period when there are no sales, revealed little.

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