The tempestuous politics of the war and reconstruction period suited his aggressive nature and constructive talent.
On the left the prince's men could not load their pieces, their powder being ruined by the tempestuous rain.
The tempestuous weather, moreover, created serious damage at most of the landing-places, where solidly constructed jetties were in some instances completely demolished by the seas.
It was a wild, tempestuous night toward the close of November.
But the growth and development of the northern communal movement, though strong and instinct with life, was slower and less tempestuous than the Flemish.