To keep your head above water is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

A company that can keep its head above water can survive economic hard times.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

It shows two ducks that have just been shot by a hunter as they fly above the surface of a wide expanse of water.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The part that showed above the water line was built of wood sixty centimeters thick.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

Scientists believe strong earthquakes forced the bottom of the sea to rise above the water.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

It was built high above the water on a rocky cliff.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

The nesting grounds for pelicans, gulls and other water foul, they rise less than 30 centimeters above sea level.

VOA: standard.2010.05.09

Mr.Ban said the needs in Haiti are huge and immediate above all medical supplies, food,water,tents,shovels and heavy equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

The sun is straight above. Sailboats slice the water.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20