"It's because we have the prevailing wind at the moment coming from the north, pulling the material down towards Western Europe that we're seeing the impact on the travel of so many people."

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Rather, it is a force, a prevailing wind blowing mankind into the next millennium.

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Then there's his habit of never trimming his sails, much less tacking to the prevailing wind.

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The tallest part of the tower block is side-on to the river, along which the prevailing wind blows.

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