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ring/sound hollow

if something someone says rings hollow, it does not sound true or sincere The claims they made two years ago that peace was just around the corner ring very hollow now.

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Billingham Forum's pool is closed for two years for refurbishment and these ill-timed closures make the current Swim 4 Life advertising campaign ring hollow. Plug's pulled; Your Say by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Byline: Nicholas Godfrey ALTHOUGH the accolade may ring hollow after abject failure at Royal Ascot, Dubai Duty Free winner Gladiatorus remains the world's leading active racehorse according to the latest edition of the World Thoroughbred Rankings. Gladiatorus remains world's leading horse despite Royal Ascot defeat by The Racing Post (London, England) But if she doesn't, David Cameron must sack her or his promise to clean up Tory sleaze will ring hollow. Axe her..at the double by The Mirror (London, England)			riding for a fall riding high riff-raff rig up right right and left right as rain right away right down alley right in the kisser right off the bat right on right on time Right on! right to right to do right-hand man right-of-way right-on rightly rile up ring ring a bell ring around ring back ring hollow ring in ears ring in the new year ring off the hook ring out ring out the old ring the bell ring the changes ring the curtain down ring the curtain up ring true ring up ring with ringer rinky-dink rinse rinse down rinse mouth out rinse off rinse out rinse out of rinse with riot riot of color rip rip apart			ring fingers ring fingers ring fingers ring fissure Ring flash ring flashes Ring for Jeeves Ring Form Ring formula ring fracture ring fracture Ring Freiheitlicher Jugend ring G Ring gage Ring gage Ring galaxies Ring galaxy ring gasket ring gasket ring gate Ring gauge Ring gauge Ring gear Ring gear Ring Generation Unit ring girl Ring Granuloma Ring Ground ring head ring holes ring hollow Ring homomorphism Ring Imaging Cherenkov Counter ring in ring in ring in ears ring in mind ring in the new year Ring Indicator Ring Indicator Monitor Ring Interface Card Ring Interface Unit ring isomerism Ring isomorphism Ring It ring jewel ring job Ring Joint Ring Katholischer Akademischer Burschenschaften Ring Katholischer Deutscher Burschenschaften ring knocker Ring Lardner Ring Lardner Ring laser Ring laser gyro Ring Laser Gyro Navigation Ring laser gyroscope

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