Sentences with phrase «swim against the current for»

All them Northerners keep saying I can't keep slaves and saying how public opinion is changing towards owning humans, but they can all just go with the flow if they like, i'll be staying alive swimming against the current for as long as my racist arms will carry me...

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Or is faith perhaps made too easy for me, precisely because I need not swim against the current of my own thought in order to be a believer?

WHITE WATER SCRAMBLE Drifting downstream in a canoe can be a dreamy glide with cushions and mandolin or the splash and scramble that occurs during the weekend each spring when the Buck Ridge Ski Club canoeists tackle Pennsylvania's Lehigh Gorge and play «river roulette» against rocks, current and a boiling spray which guarantees a fast swim for losers.

It seems that somehow the virus can actually spread against ocean currents and can travel faster than pilchards can swim, says Michael Hine, a marine pathologist at the New Zealand National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research.

For those groups it's like swimming against the current.

The Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities believes it may be swimming against the current, but has nevertheless adopted three resolutions urging «more rigorous» standards for teacher training.

If the market performs poorly for that 30 years, your investments are unlikely to do well because you are swimming against that current.

Being a contrarian, the ability to swim against the current, is an essential quality for all value investors.

Constant paddling; either for catching the perfect wave or swimming against the current will toughen and tone arms.

When peak tidal exchange occurs, it is impossible for most divers to swim against the current.

Suckered as usual by glimmering, glossy, American style nautical devices, and the peer pressure to much of a current for them to swim against.

Avoid overexertion, for example do not swim long distances against a current.

While warm waters do make conditions good for swimming, visitors are advised to be on their guard against strong currents that can draw even experienced swimmers out to sea.

Book an invigorating massage or facial treatment at the spa, swim a few laps in the swim - against - the - current pool or visit the gym and fitness area for an onboard workout.

Tanabe: On my side, it allows for special attributes, such as each character having a special skill underwater, for example the ability to swim against the current of water.

In some songs, instruments sound a little cluttered and pressed together, as if each track is swimming against the current, competing for its own spotlight at the front of the soundstage.

The result for you is daily frustration, as minimal gains are achieved due to consistently having to swim against the current.