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...rest of my life. If you polled as many people as you could and asked, 'Man U needs a goalkeeper; who do you think?,' I wouldn't be on the list," Howard says. Sitting in a Manchester bistro, he pauses and laughs, and his voice becomes almost a whisper: "I wouldn't have picked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Yank In Manchester | 3/21/2004 | See Source »

...even killed some of their owners. In Najaf, CD sellers accused of peddling pornography have had their shops bombed. The court's claim of religious sanction is particularly potent in Najaf, where portraits of religious leaders have replaced statues of Saddam Hussein. While al-Sadr's critics may whisper that his courts are more concerned with stamping out the cleric's enemies than with doing God's work, few dare say it aloud. "The most important man in Najaf can't say no to this court," says Saeed Tryak al-Jubori, a senior police officer in the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Islamic Justice: The Religious Militia Muscles In | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

...while most of his famously opinionated peers like to shout loudly about the matters closest to their hearts, when Davey talks about his major interests—theology, God, faith—he brings his voice down to a shy whisper...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jesus in the Ivory Tower | 2/19/2004 | See Source »

...markets that are the soul of this nation, analysts pour over the team?s performance in real time, comparing the results to the ?whisper number? that represents a consensus of some of the best minds in the country. While company earnings may be scrutinized in financial centers, the best analysts in this business are in Las Vegas. It?s a safe bet that the expected numbers produced by bookies are far more reliable as a guide to future performance than the estimates that come from Wall Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Anthropology of the Super Bowl | 1/30/2004 | See Source »

...went to a security guard and asked him (in a whisper, of course) how the day’s noise level compared to the average. He thought for about three seconds before answering. “Quieter. Yeah, it’s usually much louder than this...

Author: By Joseph T. Scarry, | Title: Rembrandts of Things Past | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

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