Flood-tide: rising tide, part of the tidal cycle between low water and the next high water.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Ebb-tide: the falling tide, part of the tidal cycle between high water and the next low water.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

It allows for a cycle of bids to appear in the marketplace as the tide of buying moves between the various skittish groups that have been witness to a decade of perpetual fear.

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Sprint may be able to stem the tide of rising subscriber cancellations with aggressive pricing plans, and the cycle of a lack of exciting, trendy phones appears to be broken thanks to great sales and reviews for the EVO 4G.

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