1.   A cloud had lifted, but it was hard for the school to tell.

2.   A dozen years ago, the clouds lifted one weekend morning to reveal a liberal dusting of snow on the surrounding hillsides.

3.   A soft rain delayed the start of the race, but the clouds lifted and it was time to race.

4.   After morning low clouds lift, much of the Northeast coast will have hazy sunshine with isolated thundershowers.

5.   Almost like magic, the clouds lifted and displayed sun-splashed country awash in fall color.

6.   But the lyrics are downbeat to the point of depressing until the clouds partially lift near the end.

7.   But when he painted, it was as if the clouds lifted, the demons disappeared and he could express himself with each drip, drizzle and splatter.

8.   By mid-afternoon, the clouds lifted and temperatures climbed.

9.   Maybe the economic clouds will lift soon and the stock market will mount a vigorous rally.

10.   Not until an hour after the service did the clouds lift to reveal the snow-covered peak.