31.   May said the system would be controlled by the quarterback, and the broadcasts should not be loud enough for fans to hear above the playing field.

32.   Madkin is normally low-key, and rarely is heard above a whisper.

33.   Not that the harp could be heard above the pulsating sounds of kettles, drums and trumpets in the streets below.

34.   She said she was unable to explain herself before leaving because she could not be heard above the shouts of Boudreaux and the speaker she was criticizing.

35.   Standing on his curb on the expressway access road, he talked at the top of his lungs to be heard above the din of tractor-trailers rumbling by.

36.   Straining his voice to be heard above the crowd, Mathews asked his teammates for input on the play selection.

37.   The itch to score points, to be heard above the din, is an overpowering one.

38.   The more ad pages that appear, the more advertisers strive to be heard above the din.

39.   The problem is that little or nothing can be heard above the din of impending economic meltdown.

40.   The Participation Front offices were stuffy, the street outside a canyon of hot Tehran traffic, the speakers sometimes shouting to be heard above the murmur of journalists.