1.   Almost immediately, too many strings are plugged together, and the pops and crackles of fuses and flipping circuit breakers are heard across the land.

2.   And the sound of teen-age hearts thumping can be heard across the country.

3.   But that cracking sound heard across the country is more than the breaking up of old notions about environmental protection.

4.   He answered, paused, excused himself, walked out into the parking lot, and let out a yelp that could be heard across the South Dakota prairie.

5.   He said some things -- in a shout that could be heard clear across the field in the bleachers -- that are too impolite to print.

6.   Makes quite a difference from the grumbling one hears from across the pond just prior to a U.S. tour by Elastica, Blur, Oasis, Supergrass or Suede.

7.   Much yelping and other forms of verbal disgust are expected to be heard across Florida and Arizona starting today.

8.   Old-timers at the lake still talk about the wail of anguish they heard across the water that afternoon as the ski rope was yanked tight.

9.   Payne was one of the first researchers to suggest that whale songs could be heard across oceans.

10.   People just stand up and see who can holler loud enough to be heard across two counties.