And all of a sudden, you heard the wind pick up, and slowly it got much louder than anything I've ever heard.

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Every pop, every bang, every boom was that much louder and clearer.

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But in the dreamily quiet Tesla Model S, when you hit fast-forward, the film speeds up but the soundtrack doesn't really get much louder.

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"Rewarding that behavior with a boost in sales would be ridiculously effective, and send a much louder message than you ever could on Twitter, " he wrote.

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What will probably resonate much louder is the bit that was barely mentioned in George Osborne's budget statement - the spending cuts that not only continue, but deepen slightly.

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Smith got a big ovation when he checked in, which grew much louder when he made his first shot, dribbling back behind the arc for a 3-pointer that made it 17-12 with 2:56 left in the opening quarter.

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But they need a much bigger, louder, more powerful information campaign.

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So they need a much bigger, louder campaign.

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Whether you are watching a movie, playing a game or streaming a song from Pandora or Spotify, PLAYBAR will always sound much clearer, not just louder.

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Nevertheless, the Samsung HDD was a disappointment considering how much it cost us: it was too clacky and louder than a 5, 400RPM drive ought to be.

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