One says, "This is not funny, " only to be drowned out by the laughter of the main speaker and those supporting him.

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Yet calls for Italy's best interests to be heeded are likely to be drowned out by the noise of politicians manoeuvring for position when parliament returns in September.

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Still, Morales, 53, worries the projects devoted to centennial-related events could well be drowned out by the gathering wave of regular TV fare.

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Their assumption is that, left to raw market forces, products from smaller cultures would be drowned out of the market.

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Learn to ride it, he tells businesses, or you will be crushed and drowned.

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This year as many as 44 migrants bound for Greece have drowned in the Evros river, though the real figure is believed to be higher, the UNHCR said in mid-October.

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After that, the domination of big budget fantasy, generally aimed at young boys, drowned out the smaller comedies and thrillers that were just as likely to be fronted by women as men.

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