Whereas others predicted that world events would tip Brazil into recession, Lula reckoned that the crisis would amount to nothing more than a small tide breaking on his country's beaches.

在其他人预测世界经济危机会将巴西拖入衰退时，卢拉则认为，危机不过是冲上巴海岸的小小浪花而已。

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It finds all of the places that ended desegregation did not have the predicted tide of whites coming back.

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The Environment Agency in Devon said the morning high tide had not been as bad as predicted and had passed without major incident, though there had been minor flooding around the coast.

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However, as a high tide of 9.6m (31.5ft) was predicted for Thursday evening at 21.25 BST and even higher tides for the end of October, permanent repairs have not yet been arranged.

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