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high-sounding

high-sounding
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
    "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"

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    1. He always talks in such high-sounding terms.
    2. .6 shall be provided with an audible alarm, distinct from any other alarm in the area, which will sound whenever the door is closed remotely by power and which shall sound for at least 5 seconds but no more than 10 seconds before the door begins to move and shall continue sounding until the door is completely closed. In the case of remote hand operation it is sufficient for the audible alarm to sound only when the door is moving. Additionally, in passenger areas and areas of high ambient noise, the Administration of the flag State may require the audible alarm to be supplemented by an intermittent visual signal at the door; and