41.   Pushed by a stiff southwest wind, the surf moaned on the outer beach a half mile away.

42.   Putin wiped his eyes, too, though it could have been because of the very stiff wind.

43.   Residents were out in the stiff wind, joining the effort by piling up old Christmas trees and pillow cases filled with sand.

44.   Smoke, rising through a roof hatch, is swept away in the stiff wind.

45.   Sorenstam got her skin with a par on the ninth hole that played into the stiff wind.

46.   That stiff wind from the south is one of optimism.

47.   The flame, fanned by a stiff wind, gobbled up the dry yard.

48.   The northeast coast will have more sun than clouds, along with a stiff wind at times.

49.   The only sound was the flutter of flags in the stiff wind.

50.   The whistling of stiff winds sweeping over the scene is so real that you can almost feel the sting of sand in your face.