The run of mild and dry weather couldn't last, and it didn't.
From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s a series of bitter winters saw the population plummet, but a long run of mild winters has brough the species into the top ten garden birds for the first time.
From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, a series of bitter winters caused the population to plummet, but a long run of mild winters brought the species into the top 10 garden birds for the first time in 2009.
Most loggers harvest when the land is frozen, but a run of mild winters has melted the logging roads and made it impossible to harvest the wood without scarring the land which, in turn, gives environmentalists more cause for complaint.
A run of mild success has startled many Knicks fans into a state of misguided euphoria, but it's worth remembering a time in the early nineteen-seventies when the franchise really did rule the basketball world, fielding two championship teams composed of fascinating players who — thanks to their inspired performances and geographic proximity to the media hive — were elevated to folk-hero heights.
Oca was next after kale, but success with this depends on the recent run of long, mild autumns continuing into the future.
Exiting the infirmary are the Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum, the Sixers' Thaddeus Young and the Magic's Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, who sustained mild injuries in the stretch run of the regular season.
The big surprise of last year was the long-tailed tit, which, after a long run of very mild winters and a consequent population boom, entered the garden birdwatch top 10 for the first time.
More run-of-the-mill prisoners held by the Defense Department have, for the most part, faced milder questioning, although human rights groups say there have been widespread abuses.
Graham Gooch had his horror run against Terry Alderman in 1989, although his run of scores before he was dropped – 60, 0, 8, 11, 13 – looks relatively mild.
