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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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.
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.
Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding.
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But already this week, a pre-monsoon downpour leaked into hundreds of shelters.
With a pre-match downpour at Twickenham, conditions were treacherous and England prospect Dan Hipkiss highlighted how slippy the ball was by uncharacteristically spilling the kick-off.
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