But at first it will flow to the new members as a gentle stream rather than a mighty flood.

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Otherwise the stream of yuan inflows could become a flood.

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And also a consequence of that development itself changes the flood risk up and down the stream so there is a two-fold risk.

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And, like the unstoppable power of tidewaters, the reality of our lives would rush in: an overflowing pile of snail mail, a deluge of emails, a flood of phone calls, and a stream of meetings.

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Flood warnings are in place for the River Tresillian at Ladock, Bolingey Stream from Bolingey to Perranporth and the River Cober at Helston.

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