As the conference came to an end, an on-and-off drizzle that fell on Colombo turned into a downpour.
But unlike on Sunday, when torrential rain soaked the jubilee pageant on the River Thames, the showers did not become a downpour.
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Her appearance was followed by a downpour, an event all the more impressive because it had been preceded by a long spell of dry weather.
Says you can blog from a bathtub or in a downpour.
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It was fitting, too, perhaps, considering the World Series champion Giants clinched the NL pennant against the Cardinals in a downpour on this very field last fall.
On this day, after a downpour, it smells musty.
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Despite getting caught in a downpour during my test (with the e-bike working fine in the rain), I was impressed by the experience and plan to rent an e-bike from Hertz again soon.
The band turned in a powerful early performance of "Carry On" as a downpour on stage began mid-song and guitarist Jack Antonoff got a kiss from girlfriend "Girls" creator Lena Dunham after winning.
The hosts, needing a win to reach the Super Six stage, were 229 for six after 45 overs in reply to Sri Lanka's 268 for nine when a downpour drove the players off the field.
Dips in the road, viaducts and areas adjacent to rivers and streams are especially susceptible to flooding during or after a downpour, and you should never assume that standing water is shallow enough to negotiate.
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Recently, the state had seen no rain for 143 days and even in a desert this is unusually severe until the drought was briefly interrupted by a downpour and a couple of showers at the beginning of March.
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Once you enter the dark space where a dramatic spotlight shines on a 100sqm patch of falling water, the sound of the shower and the feeling of moisture in the air immediately gives the familiar impression of being caught in a downpour.
Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the game between Atlanta and New York was suspended with the score 5-5 Friday night.
Involved in one of two matches unable to finish on the opening day because of a torrential downpour flooding the La Costa course, Montgomerie resumed by hitting a glorious seven-iron to four feet and made the birdie putt.
The race kicked off under a heavy downpour as the runners snaked around wet London streets.
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They were undaunted by a tropical downpour and the presence of riot police.
Audi's winning car was the only one of their three to complete the contest, which ended in a torrential downpour.
That led to disastrous consequences in July 2005 when after a heavy downpour, the river overflowed and the city got flooded.
But at the moment of totality, a torrential downpour spoiled the view.
Believe me, if you are going to walk 50 miles (80km) in a torrential downpour, you want the best money can buy.
It was by now a hysterical downpour, with great sheets of water steaming down from Mweelrea, and the harbor roared in the fattening light.
Two years ago 18-year-old Gisela Ugalde was on a family trip to Buenos Aires, sitting next to her father as he drove down the highway in a heavy downpour.
As darkness fell there was a torrential downpour.
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Atlantis was caught in a rare desert downpour after landing at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert on February 20.
Gunfire and heavy explosions could be heard just after midnight Sunday and then sporadically throughout the dawn hours, punctuating the thunder of a fierce monsoon downpour.
However, despite a typically ferocious downpour, the players were back out after barely an hour off - and Boucher and McLaren were looking for quick runs.
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She oozed all over the stage to Sexomatic, belted out I Can't Wait To Meetchu to her maker (only to be answered by a very heavy downpour), and pleased the crowd no-end with the ode to screwed-up lovin', Still.
As a thunderstorm unleashes an early monsoon downpour, the brother suggests that a ruler's worth should be judged by a traditional standard.
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