The Ethics Committee report includes repeated references to an investigation in The New York Times in October 2009 about the secret lobbying work that Mr. Ensign had obtained for Mr. Hampton — in apparent violation of Senate restrictions — as a way to earn his silence.
This comment earned equal parts silence and snickers, but as soon as Mr. Redington touched on the subject of "judicial sanctions" the din went down.
My silence earned me validation, earned me status as "one of the cool ones".
It's like a test, this hard-earned silence; only a fool would squander it.
I begin the true story of the long trip to Somerset Dam in 1912 With my father... My father was chief engineer - and important... Our son's unusual silence has earned him his turn now.
They have earned a break by silencing and likely slaying the Boston Red Sox before George Steinbrenner's 74th birthday tomorrow.
In some precincts of this city that query would earn you charged silence and a pulse of adrenaline as your man with the dead eyes moved forward to grab your chin.
The Silence of the Lambs earned several awards and accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Picture.
That's presumably a response to "Silence," which cost $46 million but earned only $7.1 million domestically after proving difficult to market to mainstream moviegoers.
But Italy, despite losing tight-head Martin Castrogiovanni with broken ribs, displayed attacking adventure and earned their reward through Sarto's crowd-silencing score.
