The ferries crossing from San Francisco turned a little as they came in, creating a rolling wave to cushion their arrival at the pier.

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Dent's confidence, as always, is based upon a simple demographic fact: The baby boomers born between 1946 and 1961 are hitting their peak spending years in a rolling wave ending around 2010.

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Conversely, a tsunami wave rolling up the channel would grow in height as it became increasingly constricted.

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There is no question that there is a hugely important social wave rolling across the world of business and marketing today.

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But it hasn't helped its cause by gunning for market share last year just as Intel was rolling out a wave of advanced new chips.

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The fire spreads rapidly, a bright wave rolling toward the trees, and Henry pursues the fleeing consequences of his actions with the dogged tenacity of regret itself.

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Still, you could sense a great wave of disappointment rolling through the Apple community.

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The cause was a rolling brownout, due to a California heat wave and excessive use of air conditioning.

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Not long after that the much anticipated Wave 3 figures should also start rolling to ensure the game gathers momentum.

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Over the next year or two, offshore wind power pioneers will begin rolling out a fleet of 5 to 8 megawatt wind turbines for the coming wave of offshore developments.

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