Scotland, playing with the strong breeze, were putting together some excellent passages of keep-ball which had the Irish defence scrambling.

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He sits at a long table on the terrace overlooking his family vineyard, the fluffy curlicues of his white hair buffeted by a strong breeze.

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Sale kept in touch with two further penalties from Macleod, the first a huge kick from 55 metres out that was helped by the strong breeze.

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The need for a strong, steady breeze means that many of the best sites for wind farms are just the sort of wild and windswept uplands that rural campaigners want to preserve.

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This partner had a particularly strong scientific background, and was generally very down to earth, so it was usually great fun to shoot the breeze with her.

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