But more common is a sense that the South's current success reflects a long-term economic tide sweeping its way.

And it is not clear how successful unions can be in swimming against the economic tides.

But even if city policy can't reverse economic tides, it can help make the economy work better for millions.

But given the high cost of our current doomed effort to turn back the global economic tides, it would more than pay for itself.

Yes, changing economic tides have left quite a few properties empty.

Yes, and not just because a rising economic tide has failed to lift most boats.

By the summer of 1971, Nixon was under strong public pressure to act decisively to reverse the economic tide.

The favourable economic tide should have been used to bring about reforms.

The economic tide is not lifting every Israeli boat, however.

As in most places, that development rode the economic tides.