This recent advance has encouraged those who would like Brazil to move further in this direction to make more noise.

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The reform movement still suffers from the reluctance of active heads of big companies to make more noise in public.

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Three guys drinking Bud cans around a Buick in the Citi Field parking lot make more noise than a Marlins game.

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Your Prius is too quiet, at least according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials who announced new federal rules that will require hybrid and electric vehicles to make more noise.

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Scions of the Internet age make their noise with a more upbeat air.

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Since so many people may be sharing at these times, it may make it more difficult to cut through the noise and actually reach people during these times.

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And what do we make of the obligation to play a bit part in the science of the day, the world we live in, to make more sense of it rather than add to the noise?

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The noise and slashing on the street grow more distant as you make your way up.

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It's clear that some of the people raising the most noise are trying to make this less about the horrible death of a young man and more about claims of racial resentment that may or may not exist.

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Your decision to ignore all the noise might make you feel powerless, while in all reality, it makes you quite powerful and more in control of your life and financial success.

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