In fact, an estimated two to three thousand people were promenading along Hambantota harbour when the tidal wave struck. |
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I sat up as my giggles died down, and watched as a tidal wave of relief fell over Scarlett and Reeve's features. |
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There is a tidal wave of disillusion in Scotland at the succession of disasters that have marred devolution's infancy. |
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I assumed the squealing tires belonged to him and I was hit with a tidal wave of super emotions. |
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The events of the last year prove that both extremist and moderate governments in the Middle East are riding a tidal wave of resentment. |
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The pain from his wounds suddenly washed over him like a tidal wave, ten times worse than before. |
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But then I woke up at 7am and whoosh, the tidal wave that is my to-do list flooded my thoughts and blind panic swept over me once again. |
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Maybe we don't need to get swept away in a tidal wave of gift wrap every 12 months. |
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The film, to be released in Britain in February, will be followed by a tidal wave of post-feminist fury. |
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And yet we're one of the leading players in a tidal wave of hatred and violence and division in the world. |
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When I told him about this tidal wave of degeneracy, he advised me not to panic. |
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At 12.59 am, a massive deep sea quake struck just off the coast of Indonesia, sparking a tidal wave of monstrous proportions. |
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If the water line rises far, it means a tidal wave will come and people must retreat to high ground, he said. |
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On the prow of the Kebako Puka a snake coils around a mountain, symbolizing the tidal wave that destroyed the Lamalerans' ancestral home. |
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A tidal wave of remorse still remained tightly sealed inside him but for now, he had more immediate concerns with which to occupy his mind. |
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A big problem is that salt water has contaminated a lot of wells in the low-lying areas when this tidal wave came in. |
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The resulting yield from the salvo caused the Battlecruiser to break apart, a tidal wave of flame running its entire length. |
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Following the summer launch, a tidal wave of merchandise is set to follow, including trading cards and children's books. |
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In this tidal wave of deregulatory measures, the anti-discrimination legislation escaped almost unscathed. |
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Within 45 minutes they were aware of the danger of a giant tidal wave sweeping the Indian Ocean. |
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One version, now seen as discredited, suggests it was made possible by a tidal wave caused by an underwater volcanic eruption. |
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So a lot of people think that there's always going to be a recession of the ocean before a tidal wave or tsunami hits. |
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Thousands of people have spent idyllic holidays in the areas stricken by the tidal wave following the earthquake. |
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It triggered a veritable tidal wave of imitators, parodists, and artists wishing to capitalize on its success. |
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Abruptly she also swerved to the right, dicing the crest of a tidal wave as she did so. |
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My mother insists the storm was so fierce a tidal wave came ashore, not just a storm surge. |
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Yet the response to its plan to shut facilities at the Barbican Centre or Yearsley has prompted a tidal wave of condemnation. |
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News reaches me, however, of referees fighting back against what seems to be a tidal wave of invective and abuse hurled in their direction. |
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Increasingly, this tidal wave seems to have had a more subtle and corrosive effect on coverage. |
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With the job market slowly recovering, brace yourself for a tidal wave of employee turnover. |
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Indeed, the network's commissioning editors appear to have been swept up by a tidal wave of baby-boom nostalgia. |
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It went from private feelings of bitterness into a tidal wave of protest that forced its way into the mainstream. |
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He felt a tidal wave of truth crushing him below its cruel weight, as the graveness of what he had done hit him. |
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A couple who flew into Manchester Airport told of their miracle escape after a 20 ft tidal wave smashed into their Sri Lankan hotel. |
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The bore corresponds to a tidal wave that appears at the same time that the tide comes up. |
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A birthday party in which he reads a simple poem to his mother unleashes a tidal wave of emotion that will leave few viewers unmoved. |
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But like the undertow of a giant tidal wave, the massive media exposure couldn't exist without a backlash. |
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By targeting media outlets they have turned a drop of poison into a tidal wave of terror. |
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The project, for six former prisoners, has triggered a tidal wave of protest. |
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The ensuing tidal wave had snapped mooring lines, and even boats that had held their moorings were wrecked. |
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But the current tidal wave of red ink has some carriers on the brink of destruction. |
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The response was a tidal wave of indignation from MPs, the vast majority of whom boycotted the questionnaire. |
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We can therefore say at the very least that there is no objective proof of the existence of a suicide tidal wave. |
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Another commentator wrote recently about a growing tidal wave fast engulfing Labour. |
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Public morality, especially, had been swept away in France by a tidal wave of bribery and corruption. |
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But this tidal wave of systematic brutality has resulted in only 30 convictions. |
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Gavin noticed that I wasn't actually hanging in the waterfall, so he helpfully dammed it and periodically released a sudden four-second tidal wave to completely engulf me. |
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Next Saturday, throughout the world, a tidal wave without precedent in many countries will rise up and say no to war. |
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Some scientists liken climate change to a tidal wave that can no longer be held at bay. |
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The English riots were described as a tidal wave of copycat disorder that swept across towns and cities with uncanny repetition. |
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The film also depicted a gigantic tidal wave flooding New York. |
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It was a professional tidal wave for the young man who got into the music business by chance. |
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Not all the effects of the tidal wave created by this failed operation have yet made themselves felt. |
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Let us not add to the tragedy of the tidal wave that of seeing unsuitable vessels abandoned to pollute those countries' coastlines. |
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With the entire promotional buzz on the net this time, the output may be a tidal wave of music. |
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And you are achieving it together, in a spirit of solidarity that almost always swells into a tidal wave among you. |
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As in Texas City, a tidal wave caused by the explosion swept along the coast and sparked panic among bathers. |
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The tidal wave of disturbances of January 2011 was no less a surprise for the Egyptian ruling class than it was for the international community. |
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It did to me and it seemed to snowball all the other problems and feelings I was experiencing into an overwhelming tidal wave. |
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Let us begin by considering the market driven logic bearing down like a tidal wave on news organizations. |
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South America is shutting itself in for fear of being swept away in the tidal wave of Argentinean bankruptcy. |
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This was demonstrated when a tidal wave in early 1958 had virtually no impact on the project. |
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The next red carpet pileup outside the Kodak Theater may be four months away, but with the beginning of the holiday season, a tidal wave of Oscar wannabes is hitting theaters. |
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The tidal wave caused by global warming alarmism has hit me. |
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The eruption produced a cloud of steam and ash that wreathed the 3,000 ft Stromboli mountain and a tidal wave that rocked ships in ports more than 100 miles away. |
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The first tidal wave caused damage to the bottom of the hotel, but it was the second wave, an hour and a half later, which wrecked the first few levels of the buildings. |
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I grabbed a mango tree when the tidal wave tried to sweep me away. |
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Alex is rocked by a tidal wave of emotion when he visits Benny in jail. |
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I felt a tidal wave of relief, an ecstatic joy that couldn't be tainted. |
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These days, we are almost hit with a tidal wave of information. |
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The people and the media were also caught up in a tidal wave of political change that caught them all by surprise and elicited an awkward response. |
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Two teenage girls are the best of friends but are destined to go their separate ways until a tidal wave deposits a mermaid in a beach club swimming pool. |
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But the public indignation that was slow to rise at first is now coming on like a tidal wave. |
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Pivotally, there needs to be a tidal wave of change in societal perception. |
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In the light of this tidal wave of heteronyms, one may wonder what other contemporary writers Volodine has fathered. |
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There is a genuine worry that newspaper journalists will be driven out of business by a tidal wave of blogging or twittering blatherskites. |
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They further expressed their gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka who unselfishly and regardless of their own suffering caused by the disaster helped rescue many foreign tourists hit by the tidal wave. |
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And within this greater Vietnamese populace, Viet Tan wishes to be a tidal wave in the great ocean that will wash away the pain and suffering befalling our people. |
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But this is no stream, folks. This will be a tidal wave that can swamp our democracy. |
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However this pattern was reversed at the start of the last century as a tidal wave of German emigration began. |
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In the 16th century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed the route away. |
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He even did a headstand during his 64-minute surf on the giant Bono tidal wave on the Kampar River in Sumatra, Indonesia. |
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Together, these form a tidal wave of globalisation. |
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Competitors need to prepare now for this e-commerce tidal wave, and one aspect of market readiness is developing offerings in the local languages. |
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As soon as they try, if they ever try, to pass conservation legislation that may affect the profits of investors, they will open themselves up to a tidal wave of litigation and liability. |
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From that garden tomb ripples of new life crossed continental borders and swept on to the ends of the earth, a century-old tidal wave reaching us today. |
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Development and Peace is the Canadian representative of Caritas Internationalis, and will be working with them to ensure immediate aid and help in the reconstruction of the countries devastated by the tidal wave. |
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Joyously he crosses hills in a single bound and surveys great distances, but he also causes a rock slide and he unleashes a tidal wave when he cools off in the ocean. |
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Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang? |
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But that ricketiness ceases to matter when it is engulfed by a tsunami of jokes, a tidal wave of argumentative statements, a gorgeous gust of opinion. |
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In the primaries, Jeb Bush just might be drowned in a tidal wave of tea. |
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If disarmament were surfing on a triumphant tidal wave of mutual trust among the major powers, anti-missile weapons might conceivably do little harm but arms control is solidly stagnant, if not ebbing away. |
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Understandably, this provoked a human tidal wave of fans surging up around the stage prior to the show. 2h30 in the morning and 30,000 festival-goers were chomping at the bit, waiting for a glimpse of their idols. |
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But that scenario could easily be reversed in the event of a big loss, be it a huge earthquake or windstorm, or even a tidal wave of Year 2000 losses. |
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Like a tidal wave the Holy Spirit arrived and submerged the assembled company, the same infinite Person whose power shaped the furthermost edges of the universe. |
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Then came the tidal wave of drugs, specifically heroin, and what had once been a haven for male alcoholics became a pangender hole-in-the-wall hideout for depraved junkies. |
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But instead of stirring the waters and creating an unintended tidal wave of kvetch, why not mellow out and concentrate on finding your gay muse this Valentine's month? |
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With the rise of great bands including Bright Eyes, Wilco, Calexico, My Morning Jacket and Lambchop, so too came a tidal wave of guff which led to the inevitable hangover. |
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Thirdly, in one part of the novel, though I cannot just now lay my hand on the passage, mention is made of the aiger, or tidal wave, coming up to St. Oggs. |
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