Mr Clegg said they had "listened carefully" to MPs' concerns and had raised the threshold to two thirds, or 66% - the threshold used in the Scottish Parliament - which he said would make it impossible for any government to "force a dissolution for its own purposes".

BBC: Nick Clegg outlines plans for electoral reform

Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt MLA said they had "listened carefully to the many pro-Union voters in Mid Ulster who were calling for co-operation in this election and for the opportunity to end the long drought that has seen Mid Ulster without representation in the House of Commons for 16 long years".

BBC: Northern Ireland

These marketing units went out into the field, talked to purchasing managers and end users and listened carefully to what they wanted out of a printer.

FORBES: Toned and ready

I've spoken to them and I listened very carefully to what they have to say.

NPR: Bush Defiant, But Restrained With Press

He was a quiet man who wore thick-framed glasses and collared shirts, which he tucked into his jeans, and when he spoke to people he listened carefully, as if they were giving him directions.

NEWYORKER: Temporary