11.   We were there early in the dry season in a drought year, and the pools and watercourses were low.

12.   Good rains have fallen throughout the region after several drought years, prompting a high birth rate of the pests.

13.   In addition, during earlier drought years, thousands of acacias were cut down by peasants for use as fuel.

14.   Recent drought years in northeastern United States have focused attention on how development spreading into rural areas affects groundwater supplies.

15.   Sand bars and islands have appeared during drought years, and others have disappeared, leading to disagreements over existing maps.

16.   Tsoka said many people appeared to have become complacent over the risks of malaria during recent drought years.

17.   They said ZANU-PF had seen to it that their relatives in the rural areas were given food during drought years and had built schools for their children.