Sentence examples for decibel I from inspiring English sources

Not able, therefore, to trust reporters to report instead of gossip among themselves, unable to bear newscasters deflecting, ignoring, trivializing information — orchestrating its minor chords for the highest decibel — I decided to get my news the old-fashioned way: conversation, public eavesdropping, and word of mouth.

"No more than 80 decibels, I'd reckon," said Brummie Liberal Democrat, John Hemming, who is a heavy metal man himself and drummer in the parliamentary jazz band (with Tory Jesse Norman on trumpet).

But, none of these experiences prepared me for the deafening decibels I endured at Hollister.

Even with them blasting their set at 130 decibels, I could get my sleep".

"The equipment he uses is 105 and up decibels; I'm exposed to it on an almost daily basis," Ohannesian said, explaining that the neighbor distinguishes between his hobby and "construction work" as defined in the code.

For whatever reason, listening to Neil Young helps me churn out more words, as does the early music of Candlebox, Collective Soul and the Black Crowes--at a barely perceptible decibel level, I might add.

"I literally just turned all frequencies below 1khz to negative 70 decibels and I still hear 'laurel,'" someone said on Reddit.

When a mohawked punk fan on a city bus responds to Kirk's request to turn down his stereo with a certain obscene gesture followed by cranking up the high-decibel thrasher "I Hate You," Spock calmly gives him the Vulcan neck pinch and puts him, and the offending boom box, out of commission — eliciting applause from the other bus riders.

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"I did wear ear plugs there one time," he said, "but the league has done something about the decibel level and I hope they hold true to that". Most coaches believe the best way to quiet a vociferous crowd is to build an early lead, which can dishearten and silence the fans.

Sound pressure levels are expressed in decibels re: 20 µPa (i.e., dB SPL) per spectral component.