Word: decibeled
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...that point, what had been good natured razzing turned into militant opposition. The boos increased in both decibel level and ferocity. Fans began throwing spitballs at the truck and its passengers. Perceiving the threat, the truck made a strategic retreat. The fans had shown their power...
...Despite Chicago's formidable levels of noise, the citywide crusade for quiet is off to a good start. Environmental officers have swarmed through business and residential areas, recording violations on sensitive decibel meters. Offenders are sent to face judges who can mete out penalties as high as $500 plus six months in jail. As a result of the crackdown, residents are already beginning to notice small but audible changes. Car-pool drivers, instead of impatiently honking their horns, now wait silently for tardy passengers. The once clangorous chimes of St. Peter's United Church of Christ...
...thoughtfulness or a tragic slide from activist rage into a mood of "enlightened apathy." There is also the desire for individual expression on the part of talented rock musicians too long cooped up in their communal palaces of sound. Many of them came to realize that the higher the decibel rate, the less creative subtlety possible for composers and performers alike. In any case, rock could hardly have gotten more frenzied. "After you set your guitar on fire," says Rock Musician Danny Kootch, "what do you have left? Set fire to yourself? It had to go the other...
...pride in past accomplishments as well: NOW BRITAIN'S STRONG LET'S MAKE IT GREAT TO LIVE IN. While Tories stress the lawand-order theme, Laborites, convinced that the electorate is surfeited with crisis and contention, deliberately keep the party's themes low-key and low-decibel. "I don't think they want a lot of change and disturbance and argy-bargy," Wilson said as the campaign opened. "I think they want quiet, strong government...
...outrage at continued white racism, the movement's leaders are pursuing progress on many highly specialized fronts. More than in the past, the assault on inequality, the use of black pride and power, is taking place on the local community level. The lack of national voices makes the decibel level of black protest seem lower. Actually, the many local voices have been speaking loudly, but white America has not always been listening...