Often the result of flash floods, such streams usually dry out within a few days as the remaining puddles seep into the sandy clay soil.

Often, a few mothers linger with their young calves well into May.

Often it is recommended that each loop should only have one entry point ( and in the original structural programming, also only one exit point, and a few languages enforce this ).

Often depicting few characters and concentrating a ' single effect ' or mood, it differs from the anecdote in its use of plot, and the variety of literary techniques it shares with the more extensive novel.

Often letters feature simple yet absurd statements (" I'm heading off to the pub in a few minutes and wondered if any of your readers fancied joining me for a pint " or " They say size doesn't matter-if that's true, why can't I get these shoes on?

Often there have been few implementations matching all of the critical elements of the specification, and existing implementations were incomplete or inadequate.

Often these calculations can be simplified as a few key reactions control the rate of other reactions.

Often he would play the piano or spontaneously write short verses for such visitors, confining himself to conventional subjects such as Greece, the Seasons, or The Spirit of the Times, pure in versification but almost empty of affect, although a few of these ( such as the famous ' The Lines of Life ', Die Linien des Lebens, which he wrote out for his carer Zimmer on a piece of wood ) have a piercing beauty and have been set to music by many composers.

Often the guitarist or bassist will be the lead vocalist, with few acts having a dedicated singer.

Often, a few fret dressings can be performed on a guitar before it requires complete refretting.

Often a few trochees will be interspersed among iambs in the same lines to develop a more complex or syncopated rhythm.

Often conductors will meet Mahler half way, pausing for a few minutes while the audience takes a breather and settles down and the orchestra retunes in preparation for the rest of the piece.

Often people with DSPD manage only a few hours sleep a night during the working week, then compensate by sleeping until the afternoon on weekends.

Often, chronotherapy must be repeated every few months to maintain results, and its safety is uncertain.

Often a placard detailing the crime was placed nearby ; these punishments generally lasted only a few hours.

Often, the animals could only be seen for a few weeks before they were sold.

Often, a few more or less random white spots can be seen on the back.

Often, a new nest is only a few hundred meters or less from a previous one.

“ Often in the cold weather were hundreds of them huddled together in misery and rags, over a few burning sticks, so desolate and filthy that they scarcely looked like human beings ,” recalls the author about Harriet ’ s visit to Savannah.

Often case modders and overclockers attend these events to display their computers, which otherwise would be seen by few.

Often women were taught to read so that they could read the Bible, but few learned to write as it was thought that there was no reason a woman should know how to write.

Often, the first indication that a victim's wallet has been stolen is a phone call from a credit card issuer asking if the person has gone on a spending spree ; the simplest form of this theft involves stealing the card itself and charging a number of high-ticket items to it in the first few minutes or hours before it is reported as stolen.

Often, these brief papal reigns were the result of the political machinations of local Roman factions, about which few sources survive.

Often spearheading student-faculty conflicts, he was expelled and reinstated a few times, and finally expelled permanently in October 1909.

Often enormously complicated matters, ICJ cases ( of which there have been less than 150 since the court was created from the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1945 ) can stretch on for years and generally involve thousands of pages of pleadings, evidence, and the world's leading specialist public international lawyers.

Often used are astronomical units, light years, and parsecs ; the astronomical unit is mentioned in the SI standards as an accepted non-SI unit.

In reference to this, one of Dial-A-Song's many slogans over the years was the tongue-in-cheek " Always Busy, Often Broken ".

Often laws are drafted on a trial basis, with the law being redrafted after several years.

Often these vacancies lasted for many years.

Often coupled with 8-16 MB RAM and a VLB video card, the CPU was capable of playing every title available for several years after its release, making it a " sweet spot " in CPU performance and longevity.

Often regarded in the context of D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, which had appeared five years earlier, critics have considered Micheaux's project as a response to Griffith.

Often conflated with neighbouring Hoxton, the area has been subject to considerable gentrification in the past twenty years, with accompanying rises in land and property prices.

Often Hispanic settlements in Northern New Mexico are just places on the map for hundreds of years without formalized boundaries and governmental structures ; no mayor or village council.

Often, not all the roots die: the roots of some species, notably the English elm Ulmus procera, put up suckers which flourish for approximately 15 years, after which they too succumb.

' Often the values of the influences imposed on us by our mothers and fathers, our teachers and certain friends, are not realized until years later, when we, as a sailor does, look back at our wakes to determine the course we have steered that got us to where we are.

Often, practitioners are said to have lived for hundreds of years, and there are inconsistencies in the lifespan dates given, making it impossible to construct a sensible timeline.

Often said by music critics to be about her break-up from Jones and moving on with her life, the song reached No. 1 on the U. S. country singles charts, and No. 84 on the pop singles charts, becoming her first single in eight years to enter the pop charts.

* First level of transition: Often called " Pre-kinder ", it addresses children from 4 to 5 years old.

Often written as a " ladies ' man ", Gambit has shown a more vulnerable side of himself over the years, especially when it comes to Rogue.

Often after the breeder dog has hit the age of 4 years old, it is no longer needed and killed.

Often called the Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy by biographers such as J. M. Cornwell and organizations such as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Publishers Weekly, and Time, Andre Norton wrote novels for over 70 years.

Often referred to as " landscape art under glass ," the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately inside and out and contains a number of permanent plant exhibits incorporating specimens from around the world ( including some ferns that are over 300 years old ).

Often, they find that what seemed to be but a brief foray into fairyland was indeed much longer in the mortal realm, possibly weeks or years.

Often having its own geography, history, and language, it is an experience that is developed during childhood and continues over a long period of time: months or even years.

Often families had to wait a couple of years to buy a car.

Often referred to as the “ Jewel of the Texas League ” ( probably a moniker given the facility when it was new in 1994 ), Wolff Stadium is currently the oldest ballpark in the Texas League with 17 years of use.

Often, these millwrights are paid a premium based on their years of field experience.

Often these items are intended to become part of an exhibit entered into competition at shows ; they may not be particularly rare, but even so it may take years of combing to pick them out of the mass of surviving postal material.