The next two runs with the new pump were a great disappointment; the instruments showed no significant flow or pressure rise.
Since the start of the new year there has been a significant flow of orders.
"We would expect there to be quite significant flows of people," he said.
The Zayandeh has significant flow all year long, unlike many of Iran's rivers which are seasonal.
"By the end of next week we should be able to report on significant flows of resources, from the revenue of customs initially," he said.
Some of them were very strange, but all commanded influence or were in positions to direct significant flows of money.
The river is intermittent, with significant flow only following winter storms and snowmelt in the spring.
"None has the critical mass to attract significant flows of international capital."
In less than a year, voiceBoks has gained a significant daily flow of 20,000 page views per day.
There has been a significant flow of people, and young people in particular, away from the fishing industry.