1.   A four-year drought in East Anglia and extra demands for water from a burgeoning local population have lowered the water table.

2.   A skinny blond in a blue-and-white-striped bikini sprayed himself with water from a plastic plant-mister.

3.   A system of channels carries water down from the mountains to irrigate the soil.

4.   As a result it is much more difficult for toads to extract water from clay.

5.   At summer camp in Vermont they have to dive into dark water from the lip of a granite quarry.

6.   Because of this, many people find groundwater more pleasant to drink than water from rivers and lakes.

7.   Canals divert water from the Truckee River into the lake.

8.   Cassius heard the fisherman blow the water from his snorkel.