By contrast, stingier REITs are in better shape to weather bad times and even hike dividends, (see table).

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"Bees are reasonably well equipped to handle bad weather at the appropriate times, " says Norton Miller.

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But the plane tried to land four times, in bad weather.

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Were there times during all that bad weather, with all those lost crops, when he simply lost hope?

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The bad weather may also affect services Wednesday, she said, with further cancellations or extended journey times.

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Because the weather can be bad and the roads impassable, "I only get to each of the three missions three times a year, " he says.

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