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  • Spate of injuries for Spain in qualifiers, usually when coming back from injury.

    Bid for Fernando Torres shows Chelsea's strengths and weaknesses | Richard Williams 2011

  • More recently, on June 14th of this year, the Washington Post ran an article -- yes, on page one -- partly about Bush's uptick in polls with this headline: "Spate of Good News Gives White House a Chance to Regroup."

    Greg Sargent: Larry King Lets Laura Bush Lie To Him 2008

  • Spate irrigation is called Deschek irrigation and it also includes the areas along the riverbanks, which are often called riverbank farms (5-100 meters (m) from river).

    Water profile of Somalia 2008

  • Spate and flood recession irrigation of staple crops.

    Water profile of Somalia 2008

  • From Spate of New Debt Another hefty bout of supply this week will keep the pressure on Treasurys as investors clear the decks for the new debt.

    Treasurys Face Pressure 2008

  • Spate irrigation was tried in the Turkana district in the late 1980s, aimed at producing pastures for the pastoral communities.

    Water profile of Kenya 2008

  • My elder son suggested "Karyn Surance", while my tactless husband suggested "Karyn Full Spate".

    Change of name Karyn Romeis 2007

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Bush & Neocons\' Policy on \'Axis of Evil\ 'Suffers Spate Of Setbacks'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Bush\'s campaign against the "axis of evil" has suffered reverses on all three fronts.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Bush & Neocons' Policy on 'Axis of Evil' Suffers Spate Of Setbacks 2005

  • That black island there was called "Long Island," and the other, with scarcely any trees, "Spate" or "Spirit Island," because it was the burying-ground of the Indians.

    Bluebell A Novel Mrs. George Croft Huddleston

  • Spate of replica handgun incidents POLICE have arrested two men with replica handguns, one on the Gold Coast and the other in Brisbane, a week after a 13-year-old boy alarmed Gold Coast residents with a fake pistol.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

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