The waves of home attacks continued, but somehow Fulham kept their heads narrowly above water.
And the junta is increasingly dependent on narco-dollars to keep a floundering economy above water.
And other than that, you're dealing with four and five feet above water, above sea level.
They've just got to keep their hands above water until the big boys come back.
So their heads are above water while everyone else is up to their eyebrows.
Wal-Mart 's keeping its head above water by keeping prices and its international growth high.
The flat-bottom boat balanced precariously just barely above water level, a skilled rower standing and pushing gondola-style from the back.
Some of the atolls and islands are anything from sea level to a maximum of 4ft above water.
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Freeman, with his immense dignity and authority, manages to keep his head above water, but Pitt goes under.
Adobeshares rose and fell, but almost always kept its head above water after it announced an impressive quarter.
After all, 10% of its volume is typically above water and the other 90% is below the surface.
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The dumping, they said, was having a detrimental effect on the ability of EU manufacturers to stay above water.
Floats were put under its neck to help keep its head above water.
Monwara has given her bed, one of the only raised areas in her home still above water level, to her goats.
Some investors are keeping markets above water by buying selectively in the belief that prices may soon be on the rise.
And what if that tiny population is scattered across 30, 000 square kilometres (11, 000 square miles), only 1% of which is above water?
Both parties colluded in the fuel-economy loophole that allowed the passenger "truck" boom that kept Detroit's head above water during the '90s.
We are on the surface, our heads above water, gasping, shocked, laughing.
Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has captured hearts and minds all over the world with his commitment to keeping his people and country above water.
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Fair enough: You can throw money away with both hands on fancy headquarters, but you might keep your head above water if generating some revenue.
And more than a million families who began this year owing more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, are now back above water.
Many other nations are just barely keeping their heads above water.
In this region, most homes are well above water and many businesses--in everything from agriculture and energy to manufacturing and high-end business services--remain on solid footing.
Place a steamer or small colander in the pot and set cake pan on top so it rests above water and doesn't touch sides of pot.
Still, despite more than 1.9 million homeowners nationwide finding their way back above water last year, 13.8 million American homeowners are still struggling with negative equity.
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But in 2011 the tide swept back in and I'm only now just getting my head above water, if you'll excuse me using the holiday metaphor again.
But making a large down payment may not be a small-business owner's preference, especially if he or she is simultaneously trying to keep a business above water.
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But with the last couple years being so difficult for jobs, why are budget cuts to programs that are helping these people keep their heads above water?
Such people are only half as likely to move as those whose homes are above water, estimate Joseph Gyourko and Fernando Ferreira of the Wharton School of business.
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