11. The coldest period is usually in January, when north winds bring winter rains. 12. Thus, they could construct a " new " north wind from pure materials. 13. Alternatives include Schleicher's fable and the North Wind and the Sun. 14. The game starts with Alexander approaching the North Wind on a dog sled. 15. Strong north winds uprooted trees and toppled weathercocks and crosses on the buildings. 16. The steamboat then turned with the north wind flaming the fire. 17. Blame the notorious Meltemi, the warm north wind that blows across Athens every August. 18. "The problem is, the only wind that's really predictable is the north wind ." 19. We blew on our hands, trying to bring warmth from a numbing north wind . 20. In the nearby trees, strips of brightly colored cloth fluttered in the north wind .