1.   Then there was a long drought which produced a very poor harvest.

2.   Devout Red Sox fans never lost faith during the long World Series drought.

3.   Analysts expect Aranesp to end a long drought of significant new products for Amgen, which has relied for years on Epogen and one other drug.

4.   A nice long drought might help.

5.   After a long drought, these are heady times for British sailors.

6.   But farmers are doubtful, warning that even with good rain, the trees will not quickly recover from so long a drought.

7.   But Henninger is not seeking to end a long drought.

8.   But two months ago, after the long drought in discussions, Vajpayee issued a surprise invitation for talks.

9.   Furthermore, the human and financial resources available to strengthen and improve judicial machinery have been quite limited, condemning the reform agenda to a long drought of activity.

10.   He illustrated a long drought by having three local personalities gaze wistfully into a rain gauge.