31.   There are also profound benefits of the winter rains for birds and other wildlife.

32.   Thousands of fans, many wearing green and yellow for the national flag, gathered on the sand to watch the game, undeterred by the winter rain.

33.   When heavy winter rains lash the plateau, the rocky terrain turns lush with dense grasses and wildflowers, resembling the Irish countryside.

34.   Winter rains and spring sunlight reached the newly bare ground, gently coaxing forth new growth.

35.   Winter rains are blamed for declining populations of Peary Caribou.

36.   Winter rains are not enough to fill the drained aquifers.

37.   Witt said he was particularly concerned about Malibu, because the fire left much of the hillside barren, increasing the potential for mudslides when the winter rains come.

38.   A man on a soapbox braves jeers and a driving winter rain to proclaim that men are superior to women.

39.   But Wilt said the winter rains had been more persistent than normal.

40.   California draws about a fourth of its power from in-state hydroelectric plants, and the state relies heavily on winter rain and snow to fill the reservoirs.