contracorriente
cross-current ; upstream ; undertow ; countercurrent.
This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.
The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.
The article is entitled 'Surfing corporate intranets: search tools that control the undertow'.
A countercurrent in the Western tradition rejects the Socratic position, however, and depicts the human pursuit of knowledge as a burden under which humans labor and from which they should strive to free themselves.
a contracorriente
against the grain
There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
ir contra corriente
go against + the flow
swim against + the tide
swim against + the current
swim against + the flow
head into + the current
go against + the tide
go against + the current
go against + the stream
swim against + the stream
The article is entitled 'Going with the flow: many business are going against it'.
A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go.
And she is the ultimate model for every woman who has to swim against the current.
If you want to become a leader, swim against the flow and be a non-conformist.
Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current.
When going against the tide, one must not be afraid of isolation.
For Bruce Brown, going against the current comes naturally.
Give it a name if you will, but we need to go against the stream.
This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
