Then there's his habit of never trimming his sails, much less tacking to the prevailing wind.
The tallest part of the tower block is side-on to the river, along which the prevailing wind blows.
The Lib Dems, have, however, decided to trim marginally to the prevailing wind.
Burning wooden embers from the building and the prevailing wind conditions put a number of other properties in the area at risk, including a nearby community college.
He realized that nearly 50 people were on the ice that had become separated from the shore and being blown out to sea by the prevailing wind.
The tough race sees boats battling against the prevailing wind and encountering huge seas, which this year caused two dismastings and one boat, Cheminees Poujoulat-Armor Lux, to lose its keel.
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Whereas the prevailing moral wind used to blow reliably from the warm and indulgent south, now it blows also from the cold and prickly north.
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Usually, the prevailing south-westerly wind would take the ash cloud away from Europe and over the polar region, but a high-pressure area is bringing it over Europe, where it is sitting and barely moving as the ash spreads.
Rather, it is a force, a prevailing wind blowing mankind into the next millennium.
As for his own party, Clarke believes that with a prevailing wind - of which the fuel crisis was just the most recent evidence - things are looking up.
This prevailing wind has led to explosive growth for many services, but in the coming consolidation I see a renewed emphasis on utility over engagement for its own sake.
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When the wind comes out of the southwest, you have to tack the sail this way and adjust to the prevailing conditions.
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