Word: clamoring
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...Partisan clamor in Congress over the goals and methods of American diplomacy. U.S. warships hovering off a foreign coast. Growing American military activity in a tense region, a presence intended to shore up a beleaguered government in the midst of prolonged and bloody civil...
...negritude is not a stone, its deafness hurled against the clamor...
...Harvard sucks," all 300 cried in a rapturous thunder, their clamor muting the hollow sound of the Harvard band...
...clamor at Zetra follows figure skating like a pack of sequin salesmen, for of all Olympic sports, none is as intensively handicapped-some might say predetermined. The four-year cycle between the Winter Games is spent shaking down a new generation of skaters in annual world championships. By the time the Olympic flame is lit again, a pecking order has been created that places ruthless demands on contenders and newcomers alike. For the favorites, there is the safety of incumbency. Like heavyweight champions, they cannot lose their titles on a draw: they must be beaten. But with that status come...
...Meyers, a guest at New York City's Vista International: "You're with people more in tune with what you're doing. It's comfortable, not loud or raucous." Dallas Manufacturers' Representative Howard Krell and his wife Elise had formerly sought refuge from the clamor of 1,000-room hotels by lodging in small, posh inns. But the Sheraton chain has won them over with its "distinguished corporate service." Says Elise Krell: "The express elevator whisks you off to the 46th floor, and you feel you're in heaven...