Word: undertow
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...There is a mounting tide of conservatism in Protestantism," argues Dr. Ilion T. Jones, retired professor of San Fran cisco Theological Seminary. "I am convinced that an 'evangelical undertow' is rapidly building up in our century and that it must be reckoned with sooner or later...
...tour of the steamy Indian hinterland, the U.S.'s new high-pocketed, highbrowed Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith and 'his wife Catherine cooled off at surf-raked Puri on the Bay of Bengal. Though they had followed the local practice of hiring a personal lifeguard against the treacherous undertow, the ambassador's lady still barely went near the water...
...only woman of 5 ft. ½ in. who can stride), she got, without opening her mouth, what it takes Renata Tebaldi two and a half hours of Puccini to achieve: a standing, screaming ovation that lasted almost five minutes. As the hoarse shouts dwindled, one could hear an undertow: "She's much, much thinner," "She seems very stable...
Mixed Package. His decision was almost capricious. There was the strong undertow of the family's political traditions and connections, to be sure, but no pressures were brought to bear on him, Jack insists. "I was at loose ends at the time," he once explained. "It seemed the logical thing...
...remaining the chronicle of a girl and confining its tragedy to a garret, could expand a family's fate into that of an entire race. But in stage version of The Wall, the mass and weight of John Hersey's novel are lost, while a steady dramatic undertow is lacking...