So far the Europeans are united only in silence, saying they will not declare themselves until they see what, precisely, the Palestinians are asking for.

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The mood was somber as students lit candles in silence, with only muffled sniffles filling the air.

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The first break in this official silence came only two years ago.

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The silence was broken only by the wind in the trees and the waves of the bordering sea.

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In electric-only mode, the car's silence seemed unnerving at first but that feeling soon faded.

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"This kid suffered in secrecy and in silence and shame thinking he was the only one and never told a soul until the revelations came out about other kids and a coverup, " Mr. Anderson said.

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The only contact with the foreign Trailmen is through trade conducted once a year in silence and by sign language, since the isolated tribes are thought to have no common language.

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He wakes up only one more time in the night, with a single bark that trails into silence.

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In response, some have said the conservative bloggers are wrongly seeing a conspiracy of silence where there is only a difference over news judgment.

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