1.   After the waters recede, extensive lagoons and Marshes are formed as the ground gradually dries out.

2.   And while the water has receded in recent days, some sections of the road remain flooded.

3.   As the waters recede, their spawning tunnels can be seen in serried rows in the flood bank.

4.   Even when the waters recede, the town will count on aid from the World Food Programme for at least three months.

5.   No astronomer was needed to tell the populace what operations to perform once the waters had receded.

6.   There was no knowing when the flood waters might recede with so much rain in the forecast.

7.   Until the waters recede, California officials said they can not assess damage.

8.   The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.

9.   AS the January flood waters receded as fast as they had risen, many questions were left unanswered.

10.   Already, as the waters recede, Mozambican peasants have been rushing back to plant beans and maize in the silt.