It forces him to make a diagnosis based on how the heart sounds, an educated guess that might be considered insurance fraud.

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The piercing sounds of that old drill sent my heart into palpitations.

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For decades, he had been obsessed with breaking up or privatising Japan's postal system, which sounds a strange obsession but actually lies at the heart of the country's financial and political distortions.

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If it sounds like something similar may be going on in your family, take heart.

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Mr. MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH (Famous Cellist): I thought make fire in my heart, in my body because before I make a beat, I imagine these sounds before I make a beat.

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It sounds impressive, but in fact, a relatively modest increase in a common ailment such as heart attacks is hard to detect clearly.

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