11.   Good weather helped produce a big turnout.

12.   He cited the danger of plague, typhoid and cholera, though winter weather may help slow the spread of some bacterial infections.

13.   Ironically, though, the weather is helping sell more pricey items at other department store counters.

14.   Maybe the mild weather has helped, too.

15.   Milder weather is helping ease anxiety that inventories would dwindle this winter if the weather proved colder than normal.

16.   Most of the department stores and discount stores reported increases in same-store sales, and better weather helped get shoppers out to stores.

17.   Ranchers are boosting the number of animals they take to market because warmer weather helps cattle reach market weight faster.

18.   Some players thought the weather actually helped.

19.   Statewide, dry weather has helped cut down on the number of mosquitoes that could spread the disease.