At last they concluded that the heavy, full feeling in their stomachs was due to lack of exercise.

French, with its silent letters and its heavy use of nasal vowels and elision, may seem to lack much correspondence between spelling and pronunciation, but its rules on pronunciation, though complex, are actually consistent and predictable with a fair degree of accuracy.

Sensory ataxia presents itself with an unsteady " stomping " gait with heavy heel strikes, as well as a postural instability that is usually worsened when the lack of proprioceptive input cannot be compensated for by visual input, such as in poorly lit environments.

This initiation challenges and trains the initiate through extreme circumstances involving a special diet and numerous different plant medicines to complement the ayahuasca, the lack of western food and conveniences, the harsh environmental conditions of heavy rains, storms, intense heat, insects, and venomous animals.

Some heavy metro infrastructures were built in Brussels, Antwerp and the Charleroi area, but these are currently used by light rail vehicles, and their conversion to full metro is not envisaged at present due to lack of funds.

Natural hazards include the heavy surf and the lack of natural harbors on the coast ; during the rainy season torrential flooding is a danger.

Relying ... only on artistic and some literary sources because of the lack of archaeological examples, some believe that it was a heavy leather jacket with metal scales sewn onto it.

This is explained by a lack of heavy convective rainfall during spring and summer months due to the absence of warm surface conditions.

In the early decades of the new kingdom, the lack of an effective land reform, heavy taxes and other economic measures imposed on the South, together with the removal of protectionist tariffs on agricultural goods, made the situation virtually impossible for many tenant farmers, and small business and land owners.

10, 600 km ( 6, 586 mi ) ( there is major deterioration on all highways due to heavy rains and lack of maintenance )

The heavy use of agrochemicals, diversion of huge amounts of irrigation water from the two rivers that feed the region, and the chronic lack of water treatment plants are among the factors that have caused health and environmental problems on an enormous scale.

The Soviet approach to environmental management brought decades of poor water management and lack of water or sewage treatment facilities ; inordinately heavy use of pesticides, herbicides, defoliants, and fertilizers in the fields ; and construction of industrial enterprises without regard to human or environmental impact.

This is partly because Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier produce very coarse and heavy wines that lack the finesse and balance that Chardonnay brings to the mix.

TF Hammer's attack stalled short of entering the valley, due to unexpected heavy small arms and mortar fire, combined with the lack of expected close air support.

The term heavy metal has been called a " misinterpretation " in an IUPAC technical report due to the contradictory definitions and its lack of a " coherent scientific basis ".

The majority of " paved " roads outside the capital can no longer be considered so due to heavy use, erosion, and lack of maintenance.

Even in untouched areas, the lack of maintenance and repair, the absence of new equipment, the heavy over-use, and the deliberate relocation of equipment by the Confederates from remote areas to the war zone ensured the system would be ruined at war's end.

The defenders suffered heavy casualties especially from lack of food and mines which the Chinese exploded in tunnels dug beneath the compound.

The Annapolis Royal Generating Station has been studied for its various effects, including an accelerated shoreline erosion problem on the historic waterfront of the town of Annapolis Royal, as well as increased siltation and heavy metal and pesticide contamination upstream due to lack of regular river / tidal flushing.

The lack of corresponding investment in infrastructure, combined with heavy industry, has led to sea and beach pollution on this side of the island.

These included long term population movements out to Croydon, Kingston and Sutton ; the growth of heavy traffic on the A23 ( main road from central London to Gatwick Airport and Brighton ), and a lack of redevelopment sites in the town centre.

The military dictatorship featured the presence of an evening curfew, the lack of freedom of press ( only one newspaper, de Ware Tijd, was allowed to continue publishing, but they were subject to heavy censorship ), a ban on political parties ( since 1985 ), a restriction on the freedom of assembly, a high level of government corruption and the summary executions of political opponents.

However, due to the lack of heavy industry in the city, Lichfield escaped lightly, although there were air raids in 1940 and 1941 and 3 Lichfeldians were killed.

Plans to widen the tunnel were never implemented because of lack of financing and fierce opposition of local residents who objected to the harmful effects of increased heavy traffic.

Highly variable rainfall, poor soils, lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure, a low literacy rate, and a stagnant economy are all longstanding problems of this landlocked country.

The agricultural sector is hampered by the absence of modern farming equipment and techniques, erratic rainfall, exhausted soils, and lack of financial services and investment.

The western plateau slopes gently southward and merges imperceptibly into an area known as the Haud, a broad, undulating terrain that constitutes some of the best grazing lands for Somali nomads, despite the lack of appreciable rainfall more than half the year.

Inadequate rainfall and lack of irrigation has prevented the development of other agricultural activity, although some vegetable farming takes place on a commercial scale.

Despite the apparent lack of fresh groundwater, Bermuda is lush and green, a result of the consistent, high levels of rainfall.

The winter rainfall is most important, however, as, due to the lack of groundwater, this is the period when the islands ' vegetation is able to store greater quantities of rainfall.

Autumn is similar to spring in temperature and lack of rainfall.

Because of the lack of surface water, low rainfall, and the harsher climate, the Llano was one of the last areas to be settled and farmed by European Americans in contemporary Texas.

Despite the rich soils and favorable weather of the Central Valley, inhabitants of the valley who were unfamiliar with its natural rainfall patterns and started to practice intense irrigated agriculture on the arid land soon found themselves troubled by frequent floods in the Sacramento Valley and a general lack of water in the San Joaquin Valley.

The chilling temperature, lack of sunlight, little rainfall, inferior soil quality and lack of moisture account, due to the inability of the plants to absorb water available by to be in the form of ice, for scanty vegetation.

In the developing wine regions along the Coastal Ranges and in the far south, there is not a lack in needed rainfall but vineyard owners have to deal with other factors such as the Humboldt Current from the Pacific which can bathe a vineyard with a blanket of cool air.

Annual rainfall totals are high due to the lack of landmass in their latitudes.

Autumn is similar to spring in temperature and lack of rainfall.

All farmers may suffer, for example, from a lack of rainfall, but some will personally consider it a large risk, others a low risk, and some not a risk at all.

In the modern period, the lack of rainfall has resulted in a return to desert conditions.

With a capacity of 18, 600, the stadium had no roof over the grandstands because of San Francisco's lack of rainfall during the summertime and the fans ' preference to sit in the sun.

Despite its lack of rainfall, humidity and cloud cover are high.

The steepness of the surface and lack of any fresh water source save rainfall makes the island inhospitable to humans.

But the lack of rainfall may not be the only reason water levels fell.

As of, the lake's water level remains low due to the lack of heavy rainfall because of the ongoing drought and water usage by residents of Oklahoma City.

The semi-arid tropics ( SAT ) region is characterized by highly variable, low-to-medium rainfall and poor soils, further characterized by lack of irrigation.