To his intense annoyance he could distinguish little more; just a chance word here and there if a voice was raised, which merely served to whet his curiosity still farther.
He couldn't hear but a chance word here and there.
He could hear all the words.
Susskin discussed the different kinds of clients.
A man is cutting a food.
Congress didn't make any requirements of the Service.
The organizations had not done anything to build trust.
The central waterway of the town attracts lots of attention.
Reliability is consistency, not accuracy.