1.   Weather experts say it was a relatively dry winter which makes the water recovery all the more remarkable.

2.   Although the last two years have been relatively dry, Leaduff could not say whether that translates to a smaller food supply and fewer rats.

3.   A mild, relatively dry winter increased the survival rate of the nymphs during the current hatching season.

4.   A swath of relatively dry, but cooler air will cover southern New England where winds will be brisk.

5.   A wedge of very warm and relatively dry air with ample sunshine will sweep east across Texas and Oklahoma.

6.   About three hours afterward, the streets were relatively dry, and water service was interrupted for less than two hours in three nearby buildings.

7.   Broad and shallow, Orchestra Hall is closer to the horseshoe shape of traditional opera houses, and its relatively dry acoustic would be better suited to opera.

8.   But the air mass is also relatively dry, raising the likelihood that rain falling from some of the storms will evaporate before reaching the ground.

9.   But the air mass is also relatively dry, raising the likelihood that rain from the storms will evaporate before reaching the ground.