Word: undertows
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...office gossip would have cost the country $27 billion in lost productivity, but surely there's been more gossip than that. Add in the daydreaming, lapses in concentration and visits to psychiatrists for post-O.J. trial letdown syndrome, and you have a serious recessionary undertow...
...generals and combat veterans discussed the Normandy invasion. When the talk turned to Omaha Beach, the costliest battle on D-day, 1944, Clinton listened intently as his guests explained that the deadly Omaha landings had not gone according to plan. The predawn bombing raids had missed their targets; the undertow was so strong that many G.I.s lost or abandoned their weapons before reaching land; instead of one German battalion guarding the shore, the Americans arrived to find three, which immediately pinned down the invaders under murderous fire. Several participants reported later that Clinton seemed fascinated to learn that the most...
...economic and political undertow in Africa these days is very fierce: young nations are gasping and going under. In some sense the leadership of a politically and economically successful South Africa may be the continent's last chance. The elections did not encourage the uglier projections. In fact, the week in South Africa was unusually peaceful. The moment seemed to represent a triumph of patience and forbearance and political wisdom...
...French Shoes, a snickering critique of foreign footwear, and on cuts like Beige to Beige and What If I Came Knocking, both of which reaffirm Mellencamp's knack for exuberantly melodic rock 'n' roll. The record ends, appropriately, with To the River, on which Mellencamp dives "down to the undertow" and declares, "Well, the deeper I drown/ Lord, the higher I'll go." The lyric, with its suggestion of cleansing renewal, demonstrates the essential optimism at the core of Mellencamp's dire vision and his faith in the healing power of music. By venturing into the urban wilderness, Mellencamp...
...French Shoes, a snickering critique of foreign footwear, and on cuts like Beige to Beige and What If I Came Knocking, both of which reaffirm Mellencamp's knack for exuberantly melodic rock 'n' roll. The record ends, appropriately, with To the River, on which Mellencamp dives "down to the undertow" and declares, "Well, the deeper I drown/ Lord, the higher I'll go." The lyric, with its suggestion of cleansing renewal, demonstrates the essential optimism at the core of Mellencamp's dire vision and his faith in the healing power of music. By venturing into the urban wilderness, Mellencamp...