Word: louder
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FRANZ FERDINAND YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER From the opening chords -- played in glorious, fuzzy mono--of Franz Ferdinand's much hyped follow-up, it is clear this band has a surplus of confidence. The guitars are faster and louder, and the lyrics just as whip-smart as on its debut. You know the band is getting better because the love songs (Walk Away, Eleanor Put Your Boots On) have the courage to be pretty, while the snarling punk-disco romps (Well That Was Easy, I'm Your Villain) codify the lads' idea of losers (the dull, prudish...
...West Lawn and explained why she opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: "The people who want to drill in the Refuge talk about all these fancy tools and technology they can use to get a little oil ten years from now," she said, in a louder, stronger voice than when she delivered the same speech to congressmen in the spring. (Before she spoke, she asked her Mom if addressing a big crowd was a little like cheerleading. They decided it was.) "I have a tool that costs about ninety-nine cents that will save us four million gallons...
...both shot in the leg by Friedman, had but one thing to say from her sons' hospital room: "Those settlers should be butchered." For their part, the Jews of Hebron this time were careful not to give public praise. But they have a monument that to the Arabs speaks louder than words: a shrine outside Hebron erected by the Jews to honor Baruch Goldstein, perpetrator of the 1994 mosque massacre...
...easterners among a team of Californians. As one of the shorter members of the team, Garcia isn’t your typical water polo player, but his strength and speed enable him to rise out the water and overpower his opponents. And his game is louder than his mouth. “He is not much of a talker,” Burmeister said. “But when he does talk, everyone really takes it to heart.” When the team was riding out the ups and downs of its heretofore roller coaster season, Garcia?...
...studied Harvard social space (see “The Space Scientist,” page 16). “Areas that may be deemed important are given over to inert uses.”As the Square continued to lose its character, clamors for more social space got louder. When he was still dean of the College, Harry R. Lewis ’68 sent Dean Jeremy R. Knowles a loaded report on some of the issues surrounding lack of space in the college. Meanwhile, undergraduate demands for a student center gained momentum. “It came up over...