But there are other things on the surface beginning with the air and things deeper still that instead serve the purpose of reminding you.
Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair earlier this week took a look at the PC sector and came away convinced that the troubles could get deeper still.
That they so frequently work at low wages in miserable conditions and that they are vulnerable to every kind of abuse is reason for deeper sympathy still.
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And still deeper the meaning of that story of Narcissus, who because he could not grasp the tormenting, mild image he saw in the fountain, plunged into it and was drowned.
But both men, like their counterparts elsewhere in the region, seem to realise that the only alternative to pressing forward with their reforms, however unpopular, is to see their countries slide backwards into economic stagnation, deeper poverty and still worse unrest.
Yet as Sana'a's water basin continues to deplete, Mohammed's family, like so many others throughout the region, are still digging deeper and deeper to find the water they need.
On the surface, relations between the UK and Russia may be better than at any time during the Cold War, but scratch deeper and there is still great uncertainty.
As important as Export-Import Bank credits, government investment guarantees and other U.S. subsidies potentially provided for by this accord might be, by conveying to Tokyo, Bonn and other Western capitals a sort of U.S. "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval, Washington also encourages others who may have still "deeper pockets" to move aggressively to assist the Soviet economy with taxpayer funds.
Unfortunately, many people still lack a deeper and more nuanced understanding of these funds really do, and why.
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Even a decade after that cataclysmic event, I still notice a deeper interest in the whole person when business colleagues get together.
And given the change of mood music on Wall Street, should this drop prove merely a pullback instead of the end, it could still cut much deeper yet.
Other spending heads will face the same squeeze as all those public sector workers if their cash allocation flat-lines - 4 to 5% this year, maybe down below 3% next year, but still requiring a deeper real terms cut than officially recognised by the 2.9% inflation rate currently assumed by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
And companies that pull in third-party data to gain even deeper customer insights can extend these benefits still further.
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Still, when confronted with deeper-than-expected recessions, Spain and Portugal won an extra year to meet their target of bringing budget deficits below 3% of GDP.
But it still seems fair to ask a deeper question: is American politics really that bad?
However, a deeper look reveals several areas that demonstrate we still have a long way to go before the job market returns to health.
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Moreover, if banks in the weaker eurozone countries that are already struggling to find enough capital are forced to write off even more loans they have made - something that becomes more likely if the eurozone economy falls deeper into recession - they will become weaker still, undermining confidence in the entire banking system.
The relentlessly negative media coverage is bleeding consumers of whatever confidence they still retained last autumn, leading to deeper than anticipated GDP declines in 2012.
This list on the surface will perhaps exacerbate these concerns, but a deeper analysis instills confidence that the American dream is still very much alive.
Future NASA and ESA missions that are planned for Mars will have to dig deeper to search for evidence of life, which may still be taking refuge underground.
While the mid-term trend is still up, this increases the odds of a deeper overall correction.
We'd be willing to bet that TV and Movie ratings will come in the official update, as will some additional branding swaps: we still found a few Zune logos hiding in the deeper levels of the new Dashboard.
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To allow the decline in the private-sector deficit, the budget deficit would still have had to widen sharply through a deeper recession eroding tax revenues.
Still, worries that the damage from these two incidents would drag Japan deeper into recession turned out to be overdone.
Still, preventing such a catastrophe in the future will require further study and deeper reform.
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Still, the Americans have established a handful of clear themes as they head deeper into the medal round.
It's good news for European policy makers that their plan to save the euro still commands so much market confidence, even as large parts of the continent plunge deeper into recession.
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