1.   For a moment Shelley thought there was another gleam of amusement behind those glasses at the shrill tone of her exclamation.

2.   Although there was still some disagreement about the meaning of Vietnam, it was rarely expressed in the shrill tones a quarter-century ago.

3.   Carrey was funny back when he was hungry and working at about this same level, with not such a shrill tone.

4.   If the film was half as insightful as it believes, the shrill tone would go down a little easier.

5.   The shrill tone of the campaign has helped polarize the country ethnically.

6.   But, overall, the debut avoided talk-show pyrotechnics and the shrill tone of her call-in radio show.