But by speaking clearly and sending messages that we mean what we say we've affected the world in a positive way.

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Switch to a digital radio and, after a lag of less than two seconds as the digital signal takes over, WETA's music wafts through so clearly that when the DJ stops speaking, one suspects the radio has been turned off.

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But Mountain Lion does add its own version of iOS's dictation feature, which lets you enter text into any application by tapping the Fn key twice and then speaking -- crisply and clearly -- into your Mac's microphone.

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And although Congresswoman Musgrave clearly does not relish being in the minority, speaking out from the minority may help.

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Speaking in the House of Commons the British Prime Minister David Cameron has clearly registered his preference.

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Ask attendees to speak loudly and clearly and preface all comments or questions with their name, so everyone will know who is speaking.

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So, he's trying to go forward with his program, but he seriously needs to get Republicans behind him, and he is speaking this week to the Senate Republicans, to the Florida Republicans, to the Republican National Committee, clearly feeling that he's gotta get his own party behind him before he worries about anybody else, and he is not having an easy time with that.

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