First up is Page, again with the odd, perhaps even more hoarse voice he had last quarter, almost a whisper.

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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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"If you're up against a bigger competitor, which we are with Bell, you have to get bigger to survive, " he wheezes, still hoarse after a cold.

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Top down, you can really hear the slightly hoarse, throaty song of all six cylinders, whereas we were almost disappointed with our most recent drive of a Carrera, where some of the classic Porsche gruffness seemed to be missing.

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She shrieked and a moment later I was running down the street with the two men chasing me and shouting curses, or what I assumed were curses, great hoarse expletives that echoed through the trees and set dogs barking in the dark houses.

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