71.   Winds will begin to diminish by Friday afternoon.

72.   But then the wind began to gust all over the place and that did me.

73.   By early afternoon, the wind was beginning to pick up as Beijing residents rushed home to shut windows and brace for what has become a spring ritual.

74.   Strong winds also began lashing Leyte island, home province of former first lady Imelda Marcos, knocking down banana trees and flooding low-lying areas.

75.   The pumping operation, which started late Thursday, was suspended in the afternoon when strong winds began to blow, according to officials of a salvage company.