-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Because of your forward motion relative to the falling rain, the rain now appears to be falling not straight down from directly above you, but at a slight angle from a point in the sky somewhat in front of you.

Because forest canopies are usually higher than this, rain drops can often regain terminal velocity even after striking the canopy.

Because of very high rates of evaporation, soil and plants rapidly lose the little moisture obtained from the rain, and vegetation could not survive without extensive irrigation.

Because there is a considerable amount of rain in these forests, okapis have an oily, velvety coat of fur that repels the water.

Because the town lies in the rain shadow ( leeward side ) of the Harz, less precipitation falls here than in similar temperate regions without the protection of a mountain range.

Because of Chardonnay's early ripening, it can thrive in wine regions with a short growing season and, in regions like Burgundy, will be harvested before autumn rain sets in and brings the threat of rot.

Because of that, and because the sukkah ( and, by extension, pleasant weather ) is no longer required on Shemini Atzeret, Jews begin to ask for rain starting with the Musaf Amidah prayer of Shemini Atzeret.

Because rain clouds discharge much of their moisture east of the highest elevations on the island, the central highlands are appreciably drier and, owing to the altitude, also cooler.

Because impervious surfaces ( parking lots, roads, buildings, compacted soil ) do not allow rain to infiltrate into the ground, more runoff is generated than in the undeveloped condition.

Because it is " now generally cheaper to save fuel than to burn it, global warming, acid rain, and urban smog can be reduced not at a cost but at a profit ".

Because freezing rain does not hit the ground as an ice pellet but still as a rain dropplet, it conforms to the shape of the ground, or object such as a tree branch or car.

Because there is no special control of upward light, high beams also cause backdazzle from fog, rain and snow due to the retroreflection of the water droplets.

Because of its proximity to the East China Sea, it has a monsoon season and receives 100 cm of rain annually.

Because of the thick clouds and rain over the area the Luftwaffe did not attack the American bomber fleet, as the Germans believed that because of the weather the American bombers would be incapable of attacking their targets.

Because of the high volume of air that engines draw, rain, even a downpour, cannot cause significant damage / wear to the engine.

(" The teacher asked him why they have so much rain in Oregon ... and Brown said, ' Because they have a lot of clouds!

Because the hills are made of sand, rain water disappears rapidly, and then it flows at a depth of tens of meters to the edges where it reaches the surface again.

Because tightly packed infantry were the formation of choice, in order for ancient generals to maintain command and control during the battle as well as for mutual protection, a force of chariots could stand off at long range and rain arrows down on the infantrymen's heads.

Because it moved quickly, Gloria failed to produce significant rainfall amounts, and caused only of rain in Central Park.

Because of bad conditions, worsened by mud and rain, several hundreds died from disease.

Because of the high speed and open nature of the trains, the ride will not operate in light rain.

Because stamina is a relevant factor, arbitrary delays are not permitted.

Because of performance differences across the hardware range and delays with software development, a whole family of operating systems were introduced instead of a single OS / 360.

Because of delays in construction, a number of nuclear power plants in the United States have resorted to dry cask storage of waste on-site indefinitely in nearly impervious steel and concrete casks.

Because of the crusaders ' continued delays, provisions were also a problem for the enterprise.

Because of the delays caused by the British and Belgians, the French had more time to mobilize its troops and send them to northeastern France.

Because ZigBee nodes can go from sleep to active mode in 30 ms or less, the latency can be low and devices can be responsive, particularly compared to Bluetooth wake-up delays, which are typically around three seconds.

Because of the delays William had no work for them and this caused further anger, at one stage Nelson was almost in a state of armed rebellion against the Company ’ s agents.

Because the Virginia segments are using freight railroad tracks, these trains also are more likely to suffer unexpected delays due to congested tracks.

Because of delays in setting up the station, the licence was revoked by the IRTC.

Because of many delays to the release of the Nintendo 64, in 1995 Nintendo released the Virtual Boy, a supposedly portable system capable of displaying true 3D graphics, albeit in monochromatic red and black.

Because GPS systems work by measuring the time it takes for a signal to travel from the satellite to the receiver, a successful spoofing requires that the attacker know precisely where the target is so that the spoofed signal can be structured with the proper signal delays.

Because of weather delays, STS-121 became the first Shuttle mission to launch on the Fourth of July.

Because of delays in the Barnet Copthall project, Saracens eventually reached an agreement with Watford to extend the groundshare at Vicarage Road for the 2011 – 12 season ; the agreement will cover at least 10 home matches that season.

Because of this, Internal Affairs reassigns all members of the narcotics division, effectively shutting them down, but Captain Howard delays the order to give Lowrey and Burnett a chance to get Julie and the drugs back.

Because of delays in the development of the X-15's mammoth 57, 000 pounds force ( 254 kN ) thrust XLR-99 engine, the early flights were completed with a pair of interim XLR-11 rocket engines.

Because of this, all children with ONH are at risk for developmental delays and hormonal deficiencies, regardless of severity of ONH, or whether abnormalities are visible by MRI.

Because of the distances between Spain and America, and the means of transport available in that age, there were long delays between the designation of a viceroy and the viceroy's effectively taking power.

Because of delays in issuing an official resolution, the crowd became agitated, clamoring that " the people want to know what is going on!

Because delays do not affect treatment success, there are no standards for how quickly a patient should receive treatment.

Because of delays and the length of the freeway, it may be 2025 or later until construction on the entire portion is finished, although officials have stated that the complete proposal may, in fact, never be finished.

Because these delays cause other stations that are sending to collide as well, there is a possibility that, on a busy network, hundreds of people may be caught in a single collision set.

Because of production delays, only about 1, 200 Model 1917s saw combat in the conflict, and then only in the last 2½ months of the war.

Because of rain delays and darkness, play was suspended over a period of two days.

Because ranking decision-makers are present at the meetings and can immediately commit their resources, the obstacles and delays which often occur in highly structured bureaucratic organizations also tend to be minimized.