The rocking podium.

Sviyazhsky got down the books and settled himself in a rocking chair.

After all, a major reason for reappointing Bernanke is to avoid rocking financial markets.

Today, the revolutions rocking much of the Muslim world are bedeviled by Islam s military past.

None of these rulers, especially the authoritarian ones who emerged after independence, had an interest in rocking the boat.

He rose and pushed forward a rocking chair. 'Have you read the last circular in the Journal de St Petersbourg?

In most cases, however, self censorship has the more passive goal of protecting an individual s status quo of not rocking the boat.

The old nurse with a gesture of vexation came up and took her from the wet nurse, and began pacing up and down, rocking the baby in her arms.

Again I understand it all,' Anna said to herself as soon as the carriage started and, rocking slightly, rattled over the stones and again different impressions succeeded one another in her brain.

Narrator The most dramatic and shocking footage shows whole sections of the crowd hundreds of people apparently rocking from side to side in unison, not only with each other, but with the bridge.

What is needed, instead, is a stability league that includes prominent actors like China, India, and other countries that are more interested in economic growth than in rocking the boat of the international system.

The central bank stands in the way of cross border financial mergers union bosses stand in the way of free choice for workers business leaders have too much to gain from the State to see their interest in rocking the boat.

But this time, George W. Bush and John Kerry both know that it would be unwise to bash China too hard. American companies and the entire US economy have a huge stake in China now, so both candidates have no interest in rocking the boat.

'Yes, yes! Hush!...' was all Kitty answered as she sat softly rocking herself and tenderly pressing the little plump arm, which looked as if a thread had been tied round the wrist, and was still feebly waving while Mitya kept shutting and opening his eyes.

MANAMA The fervor for change that inspired revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt is now rocking Bahrain. But the uprising in Manama differs from the mass protests that turned out longtime rulers in North Africa. Indeed, sectarian fault lines, together with the security forces complete fealty to the monarchy, seriously diminish the likelihood of peaceful regime change.

MANAMA The fervor for change that inspired revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt is now rocking Bahrain. But the uprising in Manama differs from the mass protests that turned out longtime rulers in North Africa. Indeed, sectarian fault lines, together with the security forces complete fealty to the monarchy, seriously diminish the likelihood of peaceful regime change.

He found that besides sitting quietly without rocking he had to keep a lookout, not for a moment forget where he was going, or that there was water under his feet, and that he had to row, although it hurt his unaccustomed hands in short, that it only looked easy, but to do it, though very delightful, was very difficult.