But we describe it, it's sort of like a swan, where we're kind of calm and serene above water -- but we're paddling like mad, going crazy underneath, trying to look smooth.
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And you just had the feeling that you were in this - the water was above you, and almost that it was - you were surprised almost that you could breathe.
The flat-bottom boat balanced precariously just barely above water level, a skilled rower standing and pushing gondola-style from the back.
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.
The company has never turned a profit on an annual basis and continues to lose money each quarter on a GAAP basis, while barely poking its head above water on a non-GAAP basis.
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The festival is like a swan -- all elegance and beauty above the water as the Angelinas, Gwyneths and Mischas reward the photographic phalanx with a dazzling dress and a sequined smile -- and beneath the waterline there is a flailing and scurrying of limbs as press and publicists beat each other over the head with whatever weapons they can muster.
On the white-painted ceiling high above I could see the brown stains where water had found its way in past winters through cracks in the nineteenth-century lead roof and had dripped into buckets and bowls hastily placed on the floor.
You can watch the surrounding city from indoors and see a landscaped, energy-saving, water-collecting, "living" roof from one level above.
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Then, hold the bowl above the steaming water and start your whisk-athon.
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The Ben-my-Chree suffered damage approximately four metres above its water line but no passengers were injured.
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Wal-Mart 's keeping its head above water by keeping prices and its international growth high.
The flat, black-looking skin of the whale peaked above the water for just a few seconds before submerging again.
The festival begins with Mr. Varone and the premiere of his dance "Mouth Above Water" (Feb. 22-24), a fractured take on a folk tale examining themes of love, murder and music.
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In Bolivia, three big cities, La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, all devised schemes to improve chronically deficient water supplies (in a country with above-average rainfall).
Kneeling on the stone floor as the 12 youngsters sat above him, the 76-year-old Francis poured water from a silver chalice over each foot, dried it with a simple cotton towel and then bent over to kiss each one.
From a height of between twenty and twenty-five feet above the waves, they heaved the corpse into the water.
Black vinyl floors polka-dotted with chewing gum are overlooked by walls part covered with grey-beige corrugated metal and finished with brickwork rendered filthy by the water from above.
Louisiana's--and America's--energy logistics depend heavily on humble Louisiana Highway 1, which is the only land-based way to access the coastal port and runs less than two feet above water under normal conditions.
Above-freezing temperatures also led to overflow along the trail, a potentially dangerous situation where water has pushed up through the ice and refrozen, creating a weak top layer of ice that teams and mushers can break through.
Tequilas, mescal, well-made cocktails, traditional-style hibiscus water and a choice of Mexican beer can accompany all of the above.
It is also short of water, which must be constantly replenished, because much of the canal is above sea-level.
Rather, I state a new maxim: How does America decide between the above, the BRAIN Initiative, bio-engineered human gills, one-wheeled SegWays and getting fresh water?
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In a country where temperatures can soar above 105 degrees Fahrenheit, water is too precious an agricultural resource to leave to threat from small-clawed crustacean.
Assuming that some form of Greek government emerges out of the political discussions now under way in Athens, it is now almost certain that Greece will get the official money it needs to stay above water a few more weeks, notably the next tranche of last year's EU-IMF bailout.
Both parties colluded in the fuel-economy loophole that allowed the passenger "truck" boom that kept Detroit's head above water during the '90s.
The citizens of El Alto, a poor, sprawling city perched above La Paz, the capital, are engaged in a like-minded campaign to throw out a French water company, which they blame for high prices and for failing to supply water to hundreds of thousands of people.
The Environment Agency said 80% of river flows were now above normal or higher, with reservoirs showing a good recovery and just 11 groundwater sites below normal water levels - and two "exceptionally low".
Martin Siegert points out that the water in the drill head will only be a few degrees above 0C as it enters the lake - it inevitably cools as it flows 3km down into a hole that is surrounded by ice at -35C.
Out in the middle of the water, he would submerge his imposing frame until only his Gill-Man eyes and nostrils showed above the surface.
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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