Word: iceberg
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...experts argue over whether the actual rate of child abuse is rising, or just the reporting of it. Either way, only a small fraction of all abuses is reported. Guesses on the "tip of the iceberg" range from 10% to 25% of actual cases, but no one really knows...
...coincidence of openings is only the tip of a thematic iceberg. A sampling of plots from the eight stories not fitting that particular pattern reveal some of its contours...
When Ronald Reagan charged the N.E.A. with trying to "brainwash" American students, he was referring to two of its curriculum guides for teachers. One, dealing with the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, states: "It is important to remember that the Klan is only the tip of the iceberg, the most visible and obvious manifestation of the entrenched racism in our society." The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, as well as the Administration and the A.F.T., have publicly challenged this blanket indictment of U.S. society...
...south latitude, he never saw the sun and at tunes could not even see the top of his mast. "Everything on board was wet and cold," he recalls, "and it was dangerous when I went to sleep. I couldn't know if I would crash with an iceberg." On two occasions his boat was knocked down flat in the water, and the rudder was badly damaged...
...Sometimes, something is presented as an exam problem, and [the exam] turns out to be the tip of the iceberg. It could be career anxieties, emotional problems, problems with their family or roommates.' Dr. Randolph Catlin