Undercurrent Sentence Examples

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  • It was a subtle shift, an undercurrent of cool energy that brushed by him, like when Sofi used her voodoo fortune-telling powers around him.

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  • The "North Sea" water, of 34 to 35 pro male salinity, does not appear at the surface in the Skagerrak, except as a strip along part of the coast of Jutland, but it is always found as an undercurrent overlying the oceanic water.

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  • And yet, there is all through an undercurrent which runs hard against his surface verdicts, and here and there comes to expression.

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  • The inflowing Baltic undercurrent carries with it herrings and other fish from the North Sea outside, and the submarine current entering the Barents Sea also carries with it such fish as plaice.

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  • But there's a constant undercurrent of peril, real or imagined, that keeps them on our toes.

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  • But there 's a constant undercurrent of peril, real or imagined, that keeps them on our toes.

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  • Hence a strong surface current sets inwards through the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb and Gibraltar, while an undercurrent flows outwards, raising the temperature and salinity of the ocean for a long distance beyond the straits.

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  • All ideals have an undercurrent of the search for justice within them.

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  • Beneath this, however, ran an undercurrent of sadness; he was occasionally subject to hours of deep silence and introspection that approached a condition of trance.

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  • Violent clashes at Stonehenge in 1988 and the undercurrent of tension in the hot summer of 1989 are still vivid memories.

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  • But there is an undercurrent of public concern and even alarm about the implications of the new research.

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  • The low power trip, when used to detect dry running, is up to ten times more sensitive that of conventional undercurrent relays.

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  • The moody piece is solemn with an undercurrent of dark or forbidden passion that verges on fear.

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  • The sinkingdown occurs in the Kattegat when the inflowing Atlantic water enters the Baltic as an undercurrent which is both warmer and denser than that on the surface.

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  • The haunting finale of Beautiful Eyes is a prime example with its subtle undercurrent of bitter resentment being a parting shot.

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  • Yet the defense of the welfare state in the face of the new immigration has revealed an undercurrent of racism.

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  • But, what then seemed to be a nearly perfect life had a more sinister undercurrent.

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  • Typical of the June Brides songs, despite the pure pop youthful jangle, there is another side, a dark undercurrent.

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  • Pre 20th Century History Jamaica has a vivid and painful history, marred since European settlement by an undercurrent of violence and tyranny.

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  • An excellent novel about illusionary freedom and betrayal, with a powerful undercurrent of fear running the whole way through.

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  • The pair shared a unique relationship that combined mutual professional respect with an undercurrent of attraction.

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  • Your guests should not have to fight the music to have a conversation in fact the music should enhance the conversation by being a pleasant and enjoyable undercurrent.

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  • If you're swimming in open water and become caught in an undercurrent, attempt to swim parallel to the shore as this will give you a better chance to escape the current.

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