41.   Poorly paved and pocked with potholes from severe winters, the roads are so bad they have become the subject of poetry and proverbs.

42.   Severe winter weather could cause gas supplies to run thin in the months ahead.

43.   Severe winter storms around the holidays also hit Delta hard.

44.   Severe winter weather in Europe also reduced construction.

45.   Severe winters and loss of winter habitat to logging keep the herd from growing.

46.   Some biologists also say that the machines cause stress for wildlife that is already struggling to survive severe winter weather.

47.   Still, inventories are already greater than a year ago when the U.S. was gripped by a more severe winter.

48.   The Atlantic City properties were sluggish during the quarter, which analysts attributed to the unusually severe winter.

49.   The company explained that its capital was drained by the Northridge earthquake and severe winter damage in the East and Midwest.