Call it the Das Boot effect: With their deep keels and heavy ballast, J-boats push such a mass of water that they tend to hunker down in a breeze, submerging the bow and stern and soaking practically everyone on deck.
The stringy branches floated in a cool breeze, while the leaves, like a swarm of arrowheads, flickered in the soft rays cast by the street lights.
The central aisle of an airliner, the back seat of a car (stale popcorn crammed into cushion cracks), a coal mine, a hospital waiting room, a long tunnel in which a hot breeze blew first in one direction and then the other.
Where an 80-footer used to need near-hurricane winds to get it moving, a comparable Wally can do 10 knots in a light breeze.
At 30 below zero Fahrenheit, frostbite can occur in as little as 10 minutes with the slightest winds, and in five minutes in a brisk breeze, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.
At first sight, the 50m-high metal cage appears to be little more than makeshift scaffolding, and with only six discrete steel cables supporting the structure, the sway of the platform is quite noticeable, even in a gentle breeze.
On a notoriously violent patch of the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland and 160 kilometers west of the Shetland Islands, where winds howl at 80 kilometers an hour and waves can run 30 meters high, a brutish red vessel rolls in a mounting breeze.
She had flitted in like a summer breeze, put a package of square Russian biscuits on the table, and sat down on the edge of one of the desks, not looking at anybody, her legs crossed.
On top of the mess, one straight tube juts out, a square of gray duct tape hanging from it, flapping in the breeze, a flag of surrender.
Open from April to September in pleasant weather, The 7th offers an outdoor destination with a cooling breeze in hotter days, with, of course, an unforgettable view.
It is nasal bombardment, in a good way: wafts of curry drift in the breeze, cinnamon sings on the sidewalk and many shop owners keep a stick of incense perpetually burning.
In a 20-knot breeze, the steel-hulled yacht can easily accelerate past 14 knots, or 16mph.
He beat Nicole Cooke, Ryan Giggs, Bradley Dredge, David Davies and Michaela Breeze in a public vote.
My mind drifted to South America and I began to daydream my new hammock was swaying in the breeze beside a beach in Brazil.
In a 20-knot breeze the kite is already straining at the 500-pound test control lines with enough force to pull you halfway out of the water.
If the extra clarity and absence of motion blur make you wonder if Orlando Bloom's elf ear is crooked or an Ent isn't blowing in the breeze like a tree ought to, then we might get another 90 years of good ol' 24 frames per second.
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Cameras in tow, he would breeze into a company, dispensing blunt criticism, bonhomie and brisk advice in equal portions.
With Leinster playing against a stiff breeze in the first half the hosts were always going to keep the ball in hand where possible.
Catch up on the latest news as you hear the paper rustle in the breeze before playing a round of tennis before your courtesy continental breakfast.
Aided by a stiff breeze in the first half, Leinster's initial tactic was to run the ball at every opportunity against the French Championship leaders and Gordon D'Arcy's break into the Racing 22 set up a simple penalty for Isa Nacewa in the fifth minute.
There was also a perceptible drop in the temperature, and the breeze blowing over this desert village suddenly felt a lot cooler.
He simply welcomed her like a breeze that blew in with this season abroad, in his old home town, and seemed to refresh him.
In the 56th minute Newport reduced the deficit when Howarth opened a gap in the 22 to put wing Ben Breeze over under the post.
Even during the height of summer, a cool breeze and misty fog often roll in over the pristine oceanside cliffs, offering a respite from the smothering desert heat that blankets the city farther inland.
However, the victory of Francois Hollande in the French presidential election has sent a breeze of hope throughout the euro zone.
You're like a Cadillac, cool breeze in the 70s, you and me on the dance talking family, that Southern thing I like, Southern thing I like.
In this place full of discord, a lovely breeze flows through my balcony, wisping my hair away from my face.
Monika was there, her hair was wind-swept to one side (wish there had been a breeze) and she glistened in her own metallic jeans.
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Ascending a free hanging rope that twists in the breeze and juts over an edge (how sharp is that rock?) is one of the scariest things a climber can do.
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