Voice
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It dawns on you that the
voice
you heard must have sprung from your own mind.
The sound of the
voice
is sometimes that of a family member or someone from one's past, or is like that of no known person but has distinct and immediately recognizable features (say, a deep, growling voice).
Rainer Maria Rilke heard the
voice
of a "terrible angel" amidst the sound of a crashing sea after living alone in a castle for two months.
How can we understand differences between an inspired voice, an isolated instance of hearing one's own name, and the voices of the mentally ill?
Recall the extreme isolation that preceded the appearance of Rilke's startling
voice.
Indeed, transcripts from the plane’s recovered cockpit
voice
recorder indicate that the plane crashed during a bad-weather landing.
One reason Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty lay in concerns that Ireland’s
voice
and representation within EU institutions would be eroded, in particular through the periodic loss of Irish representation on the European Commission.
On the contrary, anti-miscegenation laws were the product of America’s democratic system, which gave full
voice
to many Americans’ racism.
But not equally necessary is the enduring uncertainty about the common political platform upon which Europe’s
voice
in foreign policy will have to rely.
But it is far from clear who will provide the decisive
voice
needed to set a bold agenda – and then shepherd its implementation.
The European Commission added its
voice
last month, when it published its scorecard on macroeconomic imbalances and called for an in-depth analysis of the German surplus.
The World Bank, using well over 100 indicators, introduced a composite index of good governance, based on perceptions of
voice
and accountability, political stability and the absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, the rule of law, and levels of corruption.
With Suharto’s accession to power, Indonesia shifted almost overnight from being a strong
voice
for neutrality and anti-imperialism, actively courting the attention of the Soviet Union and Communist China, to becoming a more compliant partner with the US, which now saw Indonesia as a major stabilizing force in a volatile region.
Perhaps more important, they have an insufficient
voice
in the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the ADB.
But securing a
voice
is probably not all China wants.
Any chance for people to
voice
their views, even in rigged elections, is a good thing.
The European External Action Service (EEAS), which is meant to enable the EU “to speak with one voice,” was launched only at the end of 2010 and many senior positions remain unfilled.
Baroness Ashton’s
voice
at the recent European Council was characteristically muted.
It won’t die of course, as international bureaucracies seldom do, but it risks becoming irrelevant, thus robbing Europe of its global
voice.
An opposition party may
voice
aspirations, make promises, and even dream a little; but a government party cannot remain in some imaginary world or theoretical system.
It is a broad and inclusive religion whose adherents across the world presently suffer from their lack of a unified
voice.
Such a step would bring to non-Muslims some of the sharpest thinking in the Islamic world, and would contribute a missing
voice
to debates about global values.
His
voice
breaking, he apologized on behalf of the state for the crimes committed.
By giving Kenyans a platform to
voice
their dissent, the Nation – led by its journalists – helped protesters articulate the ideas, slogans, and catchphrases that animated their movements.
And the people, they say, should have a direct
voice
in the important decisions affecting their lives – apparently even decisions about war and peace.
The US strategic is committed to an “international order based on rights and responsibilities,” including a “broader
voice
– and greater responsibilities” for emerging powers, and the imposition of real consequences on countries that violate their international obligations.
Exercising a louder
voice
in politics at home and abroad could mean reduced uncertainty for Chinese exporters.
The characters for “Zhong Sheng” mean the sound of a bell, but they are phonetically the same as “the
voice
of China.”
The word play was no accident: the
voice
of China on this issue is as clear as a bell.
Nor do they
voice
their concern that AFRICOM could be part of an American effort to exert control on West Africa’s oil-producing countries.
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