• Liberal Democrat AM Eleanor Parrott called for domain names to be launched with a "bang not a whimper" to encourage businesses to use the new names.

    BBC: Plaid Cymru debate

  • "He is the same as a son to me, " the woman sobbed, her voice fading to a cracked whimper.

    NPR: Excerpt: 'Legends'

  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The remnants of violent storms that killed more than a dozen people in Oklahoma moved out to sea with a whimper Monday, but not before sending punishing winds and torrential downpours to New England and spawning a tornado in South Carolina.

    NPR: Out With A Whimper: Storms Over In East, South

  • The German-born millionaire, womanizer, photographer, art collector and man-about-globe had followed the fast-living course of his life to its end: Better to go out with a bang than with a whimper (Sachs was believed to have Alzheimer's disease).

    WSJ: Death of a Playboy

  • In other words, if America ever abandons the death penalty, it is likelier to be with a whimper than a bang.

    ECONOMIST: Texas produces another case for doubt

  • Japan's efforts to tackle these problems have resembled a big whimper (see article).

    ECONOMIST: Japan's debt problem

  • While the revealed internals might be disappointments to those who were hoping the PS3's possible sendoff would involve more of a bang than a whimper, they do hint that Sony might have breathing room if it wants to advance the design any further.

    ENGADGET: Sony's 2012 PlayStation torn down, shows its evolved roots (update: another teardown)

  • On Friday, when Gramm rose to block the measure, it was more with a whimper than a bang.

    CNN: Sighs and whimpers

  • On Saturday, the Boston Celtics will come to New York, where they finished off a sweep of Anthony and the Knicks in 2011, back when critics who felt the Knicks gave up too much to acquire the All-Star forward needed only point at the players who remained around him to make their case as the season ended with a whimper.

    WSJ: In his best NBA season, Melo's real work remains

  • And the response of the national elite, the people Paul Krugman refers to as "very smart people" or I like to call the "chin-scratchers, " was a barely audible whimper.

    CNN: Carville: What if the rich lost 40% of their wealth?

  • Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen ended last December with a whimper, these new proposals in Bonn unabashedly call for the U.N. to be the main revenue raiser to fight climate change.

    FORBES: Senseless Energy Policies From Bonn To D.C.

  • Instead the frustration belonged to Burton, who have had a successful first season in the Football League but are ending the campaign on a whimper after seven games without victory.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Burton Albion 0-2 Bournemouth

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