Leisurely writing is a luxury in a world of sound bites and staccato paragraphs.
The sense of moving through the world without the sound of an internal combustion engine roaring up in front is one that I could get used to.
At one point, Artyom delivers a shotgun blast to a mutant at point-blank range, and a burst of tinnitus blanks out the sound of the world for a few moments.
On the face of things, such a stringent world view would sound absurd in the chaotic diversity of modern Britain.
The American people, through the nation's library, will receive a post-holiday gift of vintage sound recordings from one of the world's largest recording companies.
Within its 12 movements, the composer reveals every facet of the sound world that makes him unique.
Wellington and passage through the waterfall capital of the world, Milford Sound.
Once upon a time, there was a heated discussion in the world of the Gods, about the meaning of the primordial sound, AUM, often described in Hindu theology, as the first and most fundamental sound created.
For the sake of the poor peoples of the world, with good reasons and sound historical evidence, we must confront this wave of globaphobia head-on.
Nowadays most people understand the historical significance of recorded sound, and libraries around the world are preserving as much of it as possible.
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But hold the phone: Is that the sound of the world shifting?
Because of the distance that low-frequency sound waves can travel under water, a set of four ships emitting sound at 235 decibels could monitor 80% of the world's oceans for submarines.
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Through the tap of her cane, which, like an echolocating bat, sends a small sound out into the world, she could detect the size and constituents of the space through which she was walking.
He's spent the last decade making sound installations around some of the world's most iconic buildings.
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Unlike at the end of the first world war, there is now a global disease-surveillance system which would sound the alarm if H5N1 showed signs of being able to pass from person to person.
The symposium and exhibition are being organized to mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, which is yearly observed on 27 October to increase global attention for the need to preserve the world's inheritance of still and moving images and of sound recordings.
The heavy sound of Marshall has been carried over the world for nearly 50 years.
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Long after the World Cup final is played on July 11, the sound of the vuvuzela will remain instantly evocative of South Africa -- as the didjeridoo is to Australia, the bagpipe is to Scotland or the car horn is to New York City.
Congress would do a world of good by making clear to the Fed that its primary mission is sound money.
The world keeps spinning round and round and my heart keeps pounding to the beat of sound.
Overall, China views promotion of green sectors as sound industrial policy: it aims to be the world market leader in solar panels, wind turbines, fuel-efficient cars, and other clean energy industries.
It's the story of the Beths and Marissas scattered across America and on military installations around the world, who, like them, hurry through their days listening for the distant sound of guns.
Ms. Wilson said the key to the album's sound was the accordion of Mr. Labro, the only newcomer to her world.
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Hundreds of local and national broadcasters send their signals to World Wide Web as streaming audio (continuously downloading sound feeds).
Those running one of the world's most popular blogging platforms argue that this very personal way to share, sound off and express oneself has a healthy future ahead if the numbers are any guide.
Add the magic of Hollywood and later the sound of the Beach Boys' pop and cool West Coast jazz: no wonder the world thought California to be especially blessed.
Although there are examples of similar stand-alone operations in Norway and the UK, the Sound of Islay turbines would be the first large group of its kind anywhere in the world.
With an astounding suite of audio technologies in the SB-Axx1 chip, Sound BlasterAxx delivers dramatic enhancements to two of our fundamental daily activities in the intricate new world of audio: listening and talking.
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The World Tourism Organisation says international tourist arrivals fell 1% in the second half of 2008, which may not sound bad, but compares with growth of more than 5% a year for the previous four years.
Each song is a world unto itself, but the techniques that he developed to craft the sound using both a wide variety of live instruments as well as the sampling of live instruments and recorded vinyl and turning those into virtual instruments, tie the album together.
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