(1) Don't count on this to be the case because Lady Luck will desert you in a flash.

(2) The city had almost become overrun by the desert , the sand sweeping in to cover the streets and all items left out.

(3) Though if you wanted to elope to a desert island, I'd understand.

(4) Most of this area is desert or desertified sand suitable only for grazing.

(5) He believes that the model, which was designed in the 1960s, will perform better than a Landrover in desert conditions.

(6) The helicopter slowly landed in the soft sand of a desert in the middle of nowhere, Nevada.

(7) The boy ran across the desert , the sand flying up from his heels.

(8) We remain determined to guide the two of them through the cultural desert that is modern childhood but since they grew out of Postman Pat all the entertainment aimed at them seems so empty of real value.

(9) The tree grows very slowly and thrives in desert conditions.

(10) The Istanbul of the 1970s was considered to be something of a cultural desert - certainly in terms of classical music.

(11) After that, the troops began to desert en masse.

(12) While having it fixed, she saw a small, empty, desolate theater, which was attached to an abandoned desert inn.

(13) Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.

(14) This drastically minimized the harsh desert conditions and the reliability of the equipment increased.

(15) However, skill wins out in the long run because luck will desert you one day.

(16) Was such a party bound to desert its essential core of supporters, they working class, in its attempt to secure the votes and support of others?

(17) Oh, but doesn't village life automatically consign you to a cultural desert ?

(18) I think on a desert island the river journey would be even more evocative.

(19) What you don't realise is that the country's a cultural desert .

(20) The longer we stay, the harder it will be to leave because of the resources wasted on this sad desert land.