For now the McAnespy's can only wait, their fate adrift with the tide, the wind,the course of the spill.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Turning the tide in the Afghanistan war will likely be another major priority for President Obama in 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

(OMITTED) "So we feel that it is a rising tide that lifts all boats in joint efforts to protect the global forests."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

And side by side, in the ebbing tide, we swam through the ooze and the slime.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"It's just something that hopefully will tide us over until hopefully a cure can be found."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Illegal logging has played a big part. However,it looks as if the tide may be turning.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The analysts say if the offensive can reverse the Taliban momentum and create trust among the people for the coalition forces, it will definitely turn the tide.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Meanwhile,the Obama administration has picked a former federal prosecutor to coordinate efforts to end drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and slow the tide of illegal immigration.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

European countries have been trying to stem the tide of a near financial meltdown that started in Greece, but is now threatening to engulf other heavily indebted countries.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Auto analysts say a combination of factors helped turn the tide.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

"Also the saltwater tide will invade river estuaries and coastal areas.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"With all my heart, I urge you to pull up an anchor and make full sail before we lose the tide and are left stranded on the beach, exposed to the coming storms."

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

What we've done is refocused. We are refocused on 'why are we there?' And we've rearticulated our core objectives and our core interests in a more defined strategy for how do we actually turn the tide and begin to make progress.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"You know, we're seeing a bit of a change in tide as things get better, but we certainly felt it for a little bit, but as we're all doing, we're tightening the belts and working harder to find those other dollars."

VOA: standard.2010.02.21