listening is a rare happening among human beings.    From LearnThat.org.  [William Stringfellow]

You can learn a lot by just listening.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

And he's really in what he called a listening mode.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2006] Reference

SNOW: Early on, Hughes took what she called a listening tour of the region.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2007] Reference

Agriculture is holding what it calls listening hearings on a proposed animal identification system.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

John McCain will be in Little Rock, Arkansas, today, the final stop on what he called his listening tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2008] Reference

On Tuesday, Mrs. Clinton met with the Likud party leader in Jerusalem in what she called a listening exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. to Press Netanyahu to Curb Settler Activity] Reference

John McCain is going to be in Little Rock, Arkansas, today, the final stop of what he calls his listening tour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2008] Reference

SCHNEIDER (voice-over): When Hillary Clinton first ran for Senate in New York, she went on what she called a listening tour of the state.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2009] Reference

Another Labour minister shows they are "in listening mode".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

Getting started with listening is easy, the initial steps are.    From Wordnik.com.  [The importance of “listening” on the web « Using technology in the voluntary and community sector] Reference

It didn't take long to discover our folly in listening to Pepe.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Zihuatanejo Snorkeling Adventure] Reference

I am always interested in listening to old people in my village.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uwem Akpan - An interview with author] Reference

I see lots of people on train listening to music on their phone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference

Full-size earcups provide comfortable fit for long-term listening.    From Wordnik.com.  [eDealinfo.com - Today's Hot Deals] Reference

The ten minutes you invest in listening to John is well worth it.    From Wordnik.com.  [8 posts from July 2009] Reference

I was interested to-day in listening to anecdotes of the trenches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol] Reference

And I do have a reward for your patience in listening to me, today.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Opportunities for Global Citizenship] Reference

I want to thank you, gentlemen, for your patience in listening to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Certain phases of the War Problem] Reference

In conclusion I wish to thank you for your patience in listening to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Photographing the Sky] Reference

I had no idea, though in listening to the whole song, I can hear it now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - “Dog on Fire,” it’s called.] Reference

I hate to say it, but they aren't even interested in listening to the truth.    From Wordnik.com.  [the other war] Reference

Not interested in listening to you assign positions to me that I do not hold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sex and the single Marvel super heroine | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference

Naturally, I joined the family in listening to the terrible reports from Pearl.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: A Family Joins the War Effort] Reference

We'll be on the call listening for anything of interest, and taking notes live.    From Wordnik.com.  [TechCrunch] Reference

You might be surprised that listening is a valuable skill that many people don't have.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose] Reference

I appreciate being your, guest and I thank you all for your patience in listening to me.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Royal Canadian Mounted Police] Reference

And my conscience tells me that I did wrong in listening to you and letting you come here.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mother] Reference

I must say in listening to what you had to say about me I would not have recognized myself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Modern Commonwealth] Reference

The Post does say that it permits "observing ... watching and listening from the sidelines.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Arianna Huffington: Choking on Its Contrived Objectivity, the Media Refuses to Take a Stand on Sanity] Reference

For me, at least, it was my first exercise in listening hard for such a long period of time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Learning Spanish by immersion: Does it work?] Reference

That you are not interested in listening doesn't mean these points are not valid possibilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sex and the single Marvel super heroine | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference

He became conversant in Spanish listening to Bernal's car radio on trips between San Antonio and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

That's the public speaking; it's a shame Gordon isn't in listening mode any more, if he ever was.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference

The fact you can do other things at the same time as listening is unique amongst the other media.    From Wordnik.com.  [Orson’s Wellies « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference

Sometimes the evenings at Godmersham were passed in listening to the reading of some notable book.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference

You'll find that in listening to Beirut's music, surprise is an element that is seen in high rate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference

"He doesn't want to waste an expensive telephone call listening to you raving about Timmy, " said Anne.    From Wordnik.com.  [Five On A Hike Together]

Despite their size the Remix Remote earpieces aren't heavy, so long-term listening doesn't cause discomfort.    From Wordnik.com.  [TrustedReviews Site-wide Feed] Reference

Okay now .. this particular function is often called listening, the same term for our ear function, isn't it??.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet IF] Reference

And, maybe, just maybe, in listening to them, you may well discover you have found a new and surprising voice of your own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Qanta Ahmed, MD: 'The Women's Voices Now' Film Festival: Women's Voices From the Muslim World] Reference

This guideline does not prohibit Post newsroom employees from observing -- that is, watching and listening from the sidelines.    From Wordnik.com.  [News Organizations Telling Staffers: No Stewart & Colbert Rallies] Reference