iceberg
Example Sentences
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Competitive concerns are just the tip of the iceberg.
From Barron's
For three sleepless days, they inch along past icebergs 200 feet high, knowing that any collision will sink the ship.
“This is probably the tip of the iceberg,” Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, a Republican who is running for governor, told Fox News.
But as temperatures rise, icebergs and thick chunks of centuries-old ice are released into open water, turning shipping straits into minefields.
Around the first five home games of the season, United either blocked or cancelled 22,000 tickets, a figure the club regards as the "tip of the iceberg".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.