(1) While winds gusting to 170mph caused significant damage, the devastation in areas such as Tacloban – where scenes are reminiscent of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami – was principally the work of the 6-metre-high storm surge, which carried away even the concrete buildings in which many people sought shelter.
(2) It seemed that a gust of wind had dislodged part of the screen’s moorings leaving the visiting Leicester party, who had to negotiate a new take-off slot for their post-match flight back to East Midlands, looking unimpressed when they ventured to the touchline.
(3) Tom Tobler, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "Gusts of 50mph to 60mph are sweeping across south-west England, central England and Wales, which will see the worst of the windy weather.
(4) Gusts of 50mph or more had been reported in many areas, the Met Office said, with a peak so far of 97mph on Islay in the Hebrides at 6am.
(5) I felt gusts threatening to blow my glasses off and into the caldera below.
(6) And gusts remain strong after the two best female fighters in MMA did what they had to do, what they usually do, dominate.
(7) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The gust of warm air that caused the unprecedented thaw in Greenland's surface ice also appears to have caused unusually high run-off from a glacier, wiping out a crossing near a key research and transport hub.
(8) Sarjinson said the baby’s mother and father had taken shelter in Pakaroa church next to his house, which lost part of its roof in the same deadly gusts.
(9) Quickly the lights went on and different witnesses described the clear ripple effect of the crowd – “like a gust of wind through wheat” – as people were mown down by gunfire and rows of people dropped to the ground.
(10) Matt Dobson, senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said the southern half of the UK had seen the worst weather, with a gust of 71mph recorded in Mumbles in the Gower peninsula, south Wales, as well of 45 to 55mph winds further inland.
(11) While wind speeds in the concrete jungle at the tower's base would render a wind turbine pointless, at 42 storeys up they are capable of 35mph gusts – a serious challenge for the workers who created the complex steel structure – and are projected to generate 8% of the building's electricity needs.
(12) Officials in many states urged people to stay off the roads, including in Indiana, where 50mph gusts were recorded early in the day.
(13) Overnight on Wednesday the Meteo weather group recorded wind gusts of 101mph on higher ground, and the forecast for more windy conditions forced Kent police to implement an emergency measure to back up freight traffic along the M20 near Dover.
(14) While running the International Business Times, Davis also led 33 Universal, according to a listing submitted by the firm to Gust, a website where start-ups court investors.
(15) The wind will then spread north-westwards throughout the day with other areas seeing gusts of up to 40mph.
(16) "North and western England will have significant winds of up to 70mph with gusts reaching 50-60mph in other places.
(17) Winds gusting up to 30mph further worsened conditions.
(18) The emergency services are preparing for record wind speeds over land of up to 90mph, while MeteoGroup warned of gusts perhaps up to 100mph.
(19) Rain and wind continued to wreak havoc across the UK this weekend, with south-west England and Wales battered by gusts of up to 71mph.
(20) The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Cape Cod, coastal areas north and south of Boston and part of Maine as well as New York's Long Island, where up to 10 inches (0.25m) of snow could fall and winds could gust to 45mph.
Tasty
Definition:
(superl.) Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.
(n.) Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.
Example Sentences:
(1) Internet search advertising is set to remain buoyant, with a tasty 25% growth rate.
(2) If you buy your tarragon from a garden centre, beware of that rather bitter, dragonish impostor, A. dracunculoides, or Russian tarragon, which is a much less refined and tasty thing.
(3) My regret at not eating these tasty snacks is soon allayed by Sara’s magical wilderness cooking skills: she somehow conjures up a three-course dinner from a few packets and a single burner.
(4) read one banner, against the woman whose family is reviled for taking tasty slices of state business and contracts, and plundering Tunisia's wealth.
(5) My roast beef sandwich with crispy onions and celeriac was tasty, although the decision to serve it on a slight sweet buttermilk roll is a curious one.
(6) We don't know too many cardinals, but we know what she means: this is gloriously tasty food, to be cooked for those you really love.
(7) Naive boy from the country moves to the big city and things go wrong.” We are drinking herbal tea and eating (very tasty) vegetables in Moby’s newly opened vegan restaurant in blue-skied Los Angeles.
(8) I make ful cobi with my cookery students: carrot, peas, cauliflower and sweetcorn, gently stir-fried with mustard seeds, ginger, garlic and green chillies, and they're amazed how tasty it is.
(9) Slovakia, not starring revelation Vladimir Weiss Jnr., or indeed Sestak, but at least tasty former Chelsea winger Miroslav Stoch comes in: Mucha, Pekarik, Skrtel, Durica, Zabavnik, Hamsik, Strba, Kucka, Stoch, Vittek, Jendrisek.
(10) Annie's soda bread Photograph: Pai9arhonalcna for the Guardian Easy peasy and very tasty.
(11) After another two kilometres down the boulevard is the Something Good roadhouse for a tasty burger and shake to-go.
(12) In its review , the Economis t came up with a useful everyday analogy: high-frequency traders are like "the people who offer you tasty titbits as you enter the supermarket to entice you to buy; but in this case, as you show appreciation for the goods, they race through the aisles to mark the price up before you can get your trolley to the chosen counter".
(13) Another new spot, Victor (11 rue Victor Massé), offers a good deal for lunch, with a tasty €12 plat du jour that includes dishes such as tender veal sautéed with baby leeks and hazelnuts, and crisp rocket salad and roasted new potatoes.
(14) The ASP drink is not only effective but also fragrant, tasty, refreshing and thirst quenching, and it appears to have no side effects.
(15) Tasty fruits and vegetables were given to patients to eat before major meals for better nutrient adherence and adequacy.
(16) If I'm out, I can guarantee she will not have left me anything nutritious and tasty in the oven.
(17) Lukaku was denied a second by Allsop after Seamus Coleman delivered a tasty cross from the right but Bournemouth’s pressure continued to build, their belief never wavering.
(18) The difference was especially marked for the categories "synthetic - natural", "unpleasant - very tasty", and "changeable - stable in times".
(19) The women evaluated margarine less "tasty" but "lighter", and "healthier" than butter.
(20) There’s tasty tapas too – olives marinated with oranges and lemons, cheese with homemade marmalade and salchichón salami, great paired with local Moscatel wine.