Word: louder
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...other costs are rising as well - property prices are going up countrywide at an annual rate of about 10%, according to UBS economist Jonathan Anderson - and Beijing's actions speak louder than its soothing words. After the August inflation figures were released, the government took the unusual step of freezing all state-controlled prices, including those for gasoline, water and electricity. Aware of the potential that high rates of inflation have for fomenting social unrest, officials also warned businesses against gouging consumers; in August, authorities accused instant-noodle makers of illegally conspiring to raise prices. Meanwhile, to allay public anxiety...
...held, the Macau Grand Prix has long been biding its time. For years, it trundled along in the bottom tier of race-car meetings as a sort of amateur's Monaco, the field dominated by weekend drivers and their hobby cars. These days, however, it is bigger, louder and definitely on the world map - fueled in large measure by the growth of Macau itself...
...break "the dictatorship of Hollywood." But he did take time out to call his Iranian friend and compliment him for standing up to the Great Satan. And it all occurred in a week when Burmese monks were in the streets risking their lives for freedom, their actions speaking far louder than any words...
...came in the first game with Harvard trailing by a score of 25-19. A string of aggressive kill attempts and nearly miraculous digs and subsequent returns by both teams built upon one another for what seemed to be a span of nearly an entire minute. The crowd grew louder and louder as the disbelief of each successive play was topped only by that which followed it. Dartmouth finally put the point away with a laser-like shot that just barely split the diving, outstretched arms of Kocurek and junior Katherine McKinley.It was a deflating moment for the Crimson...
...crowd rushing in to claim their seats at the Ryerson Theatre are younger, quicker, louder than the typical Toronto International Film Festival audience. More tattoos, too. They're closer to rock-concert fans than to a biker gang, but they're ready to rumble. And cheer and stomp their feet for movie masters few other festival goers know about...