1.   A rising economic tide lifts not just spending but spirits, while a receding tide depresses people.

2.   Crime, unemployment and homelessness add to the rising tide of despair.

3.   Everything was affected by the rising tide including the growth of moderate, pragmatic Socialism.

4.   He tried hard to do this, but he was fighting a losing battle here against the rising tide of papal authority.

5.   If not, there will have been a real loss, which will no doubt add to the rising tide of semi-literacy.

6.   Increasingly easy access to credit and lax credit checking procedures by lenders has contributed to the rising tide of debt.

7.   Otherwise every traffic jam will gradually vanish beneath a rising tide of its own foamy output.

8.   The average citizen feels completely powerless faced with the rising tide of crime and violence.

9.   The police seem unable to cope with the rising tide of car crime.