And that odd buzzing sound continued until well into the fourth quarter.

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As ominous as this may sound, the continued litigation is slowly whittling away whatever assets Countrywide has left to the point in which the company could be sent off into bankruptcy purgatory.

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Mr. Page's voice has continued to sound hoarse and raspy during earnings conference calls with investors.

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But, he added, Mexican President Vicente Fox and his administration continued to follow sound policies.

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My efforts were often ridiculed and criticized, but since no one provided me a technically sound reason to the contrary, I continued.

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Disillusioned with the polished sound of mainstream 1980s country, Keen moved back to Austin and continued to develop his material on his own.

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Six or 7% growth doesn't sound so hard, for a country that has defied the sceptics for so many years with its continued economic success.

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