1.   The silence was deafening.

2.   Alternatively, the silence can be deafening.

3.   At first the silence is deafening.

4.   At most neutral, more likely holding out for front-runner Bob Dole, their silence is deafening.

5.   A kid nobody knows dies in the ring and the silence is deafening.

6.   But now, his silence is deafening.

7.   But silence can be deafening, too, and there is no sweeter sound for a visitor than a hushed home crowd watching its heroes being destroyed.

8.   His silence is deafening.

9.   If everyone who associates Dole with dramatic governmental reform were asked to please honk, the silence would be deafening.

10.   Is that silence deafening?