1.   They seemed to require favorable weather to perform faithfully.

2.   Also, forecasts for mostly favorable weather for harvesting later this week in hard red and soft red winter wheat areas put pressure on prices.

3.   Aside from the brisk back-to-school business, retailers and analysts said favorable weather and a generally healthy economy contributed to the strong results.

4.   A combination of herculean efforts by ground troops and favorable weather conditions brought the fire under control without the tankers, they said.

5.   After these Nagano Games, we are tempted to add favorable weather to the formula.

6.   But the decision also placed Autissier in a more favorable weather pattern.

7.   But the gains were offset by favorable Midwest growing weather.

8.   By the Fourth of July, everyone in farm country just hoped that favorable weather would carry them through the year.

9.   Chicago corn and soybean futures also closed lower, on a favorable weather outlook.

10.   Chicago corn and soybean futures prices finished mostly lower on favorable growing weather.