11.   She describes a Hopi rain dance in which Indians dance with snakes in their mouths and the ritualized dance of two male rattlers vying for superiority.

12.   The rain dances were not working anymore.

13.   The world was watching last week as American politicians did their odd little rain dances on that endlessly discussed world trade pact.

14.   There were Mexican rain dances -- they worked, too -- as the fans rushed into the stadium once the gates were opened.

15.   They also say they have been holding so many rain dances that their feet are sore.

16.   They no longer gather the fruits of the saguaro cactus for the sacred rain dance.

17.   Drought-hit Sri Lankans are performing a different rain dance these days -- to keep the rains away for at least the next two weeks.

18.   England may need to produce another rain dance to avoid defeat against South Africa at Rawalpindi in Pakistan at the weekend.