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  • In three hours — it was midnight, I well remember, and as dark as I had ever seen it on the sea — the wind, still blowing out of the south-west, rose furiously, and once again I was compelled to set the sea-anchor.

    Chapter 28 2010

  • The sails of the vessel I had seen off to the south-west had grown larger and plainer.

    Chapter 3 2010

  • Despite Gilbert's claims that renting privately in the south-west was barely manageable, the region and Wales produced falls in rent of 2.4% and 1.5% respectively during the year.

    Average rents rise as first-time buyers struggle to raise deposits 2011

  • A shift of four points into the south-west, coming just at the right time as they entered upon Caribou Crossing, drove them down that connecting link to lakes Tagish and Marsh.

    LIKE ARGUS OF THE ANCIENT TIMES 2010

  • The high wind blew from the north-west for twenty-four hours, when it fell calm, and in the night sprang up from the south-west.

    Chapter 28 2010

  • The biggest monthly decrease was also in the south-west where rent dropped by 1.3%.

    Average rents rise as first-time buyers struggle to raise deposits 2011

  • The south-west tour is headed by David Bintley's Allegri Diversi, a fizzing showcase of classical dance set to Rossini's titular score.

    This week's new dance 2011

  • You're less than an hour's drive from the coast to the east and the North Yorkshire moors to the north, and York is to the south-west for a daytrip steeped in history.

    The 10 best campsites for luxury 2011

  • In the south-west people voted for other opposition parties and the PDP lost seat after seat.

    Nigeria's president fights for survival as nation turns against party of power 2011

  • The first and second headlands were directly in line with the south-west wind; but once around the second, — and we went perilously near, — we picked up the third headland, still in line with the wind and with the other two.

    Chapter 28 2010

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