Word: icebergs
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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...
Another possibility, Catlin explains, is that, unknown to the person worrying, the exam may not even be the crux of the problem. "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. It's festering--and then if a problem comes along, like an exam, it [the exam] can be seen as the reason for getting help." For some, "exams are a source of anxiety, when really there are underlying concerns they haven't confronted," Catlin says...
...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
...auditor, were "staggering." Robert S. Hancock, an official of the Air Logistics Center near Oklahoma City, said that in just the one year, Pratt & Whitney's "repricing" policy had cost the Government "something on the order of $140 million." He termed the findings "only the tip of the iceberg" and contended that Pratt & Whitney "has never learned how to control cost or operate efficiently...