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[3] [8] British Labour MP Ed Miliband said at a party conference that “they used to say a rising tide lifted all boats. Now the rising tide just seems to lift the yachts.” [9] [10] New Zealand Labour MP David Parker has stated that "We believe that a rising tide of economic growth should lift all boats, not just the super yachts." [11]
A rising tide lifts all boats; A rolling stone gathers no moss; A ship in a harbour is safe, but that's not what a ship is for; A stitch in time (saves nine) A watched man never plays; A watched pot/kettle never boils; Absence makes the heart grow fonder; Absolute power corrupts absolutely (John Dalberg-Acton, 1887) [6]
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In 1715 the first commercial wet dock, Liverpool's Old Dock, opened. [2] Early docks were of simple construction: a single lock gate isolating them from the tidal water. The gates were opened during the last hour [or two] of the rising tide, giving a short window of opportunity to let ships in on the rise and releasing outgoing ships while the tide was on the t
October 3rd has been dubbed "National Mean Girls Day" due to a memorable scene in the film where Aaron Samuels (played by Jonathan Bennett), the popular guy in high school, asks Cady Heron (played ...
The single-step Pedro Miguel locks have a lift of 31 ft (9.4 m). The lift at Miraflores actually varies due to the extreme tides on the Pacific side, between 43 ft (13 m) at extreme high tide and 64.5 ft (20 m) at extreme low tide; tidal differences on the Atlantic side are very small. [5]: 195ff
M. T. Anderson is the author of The Astonishing Life Of Octavian Nothing, Traitor To A Nation Parts I and II (on our list of The 101 Best Young Adult Novels Of All Time and indeed our list of The ...
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