Word: quieter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heard it before, and you don't care. Listen to the great sound effects: whole squadrons of fighter planes taking off overhead, artillery shells bursting, Snoopy keeping warm behind the lines with the German frauleins (thanks to Donna Summer here), great aerial dogfights. Like Sensurround, only smaller. And quieter...
Outside the medical center, the crowd of demonstrators has become smaller and quieter since the seizure of the embassy; but the protesters-carrying signs calling for the Shah's death-are still there...
...administration had hoped to settle the dispute in a quiet meeting between the professors and the provost, Bergenheim said. In a quieter setting the problems might have been resolved without firing or suspending the professors, he added...
...that was heard as a clear declaration, Kennedy evinced no enthusiasm, no great relish of what lies before him. "This is a very sober challenge," he said softly, "one that you have to approach from a very sober point of view." He paused and then added in an even quieter voice...
...missile is 4,000 nautical miles, some 1,500 nautical miles greater than the Polaris and Poseidon missiles, the new subs will have a much wider expanse of ocean in which to hide while still being within striking distance of Soviet targets. Moreover, their ability to run faster and quieter than the older subs will make them harder for enemy ships to detect...