More recently he has made noises about becoming mayor of New York City.
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Meanwhile, Ofcom, a separate regulatory agency, has made noises about revoking News Corp.
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Schroer's biggest worry is that both U.S. presidential candidates, Al Gore and George W. Bush, have made noises about providing Medicare recipients with subsidized drug coverage.
Bento has cut a disgruntled figure during a frustrating campaign and has made noises about leaving the club he played for as a tough-tackling defensive midfielder.
Hawk says Nike made noises about offering him an endorsement, but never did, a sign other skateboarders interpret as showing the half-heartedness of Nike's move to get into their sport.
Later, the big guys made noises about not wanting to keep people on tenterhooks, since they knew layoffs were coming and would want to know whether they were directly involved or not.
If he could do that, surely he should be able to render the quickness of his mare as she shook her tail against the flies, or impatiently raised her neck while he prepared the little painting cart, or pricked her ears as he made noises to the forest.
Smiling broadly after a cocktail-hour chat, they made purring noises about getting together more often.
And even when it was still, as common people do, it made constant noises.
Though ministers have made sympathetic noises to the anti-tout lobby, they have stopped short of banning the practice.
But that is the only commitment so far from a British government that in November made positive noises about supporting the industry.
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The night was so cold and dark that the snow made squeaking noises as it settled in drifts around the big, square yard.
Perhaps officials simply do not believe that Germany will act on its public threats to cut the Greeks loose Chancellor Angela Merkel has made reassuring noises.
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In the House, Bill Thomas, chairman of the crucial Ways and Means Committee and generally an avid tax-cutter, has made sceptical noises about Mr Bush's plan.
She also often made vomiting noises when she saw them.
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Leaders of respected environmental outfits such as Environmental Defence and the World Resources Institute have recently made positive noises about nuclear power as part of a response to global warming.
Their task seemed to have been made less hard when the Islamist government in Turkey, which had made rude noises about many things European, was replaced by a more amenable one.
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Although he was the first of the three to embrace the need for a rescue by the International Monetary Fund, he made worrying noises about wanting to renegotiate the deal once he entered office.
Mr Moi has recently made some conciliatory noises, especially about getting to grips with corruption.
While he made many appreciative noises, there was no indication that he was about to purchase any for his restaurants.
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And the flickering lights, use of shadow, and constant creepy noises made for an ambience that kept me on my toes while I played.
And there are increasingly disapproving noises being made in the markets about the state of France's public finances.
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