Sentence examples for a discreet but from inspiring English sources

But there is a link: Waheed Alli, a discreet but versatile and quietly influential entrepreneur.

I tell him I am staying in the Habita, a discreet but friendly temple to minimalism, and he seems impressed.

A discreet but professional-looking make-up job and a Kate-Moss-off-duty bun highlight those world-class cheekbones.

To China's rulers, Hong Kong's marches, sit-ins and opinion polls look like the thin end of a wedge, forcing in a discreet but dangerous bit of democracy.

A WORLD apart from the roaring traffic on the Boulevard Haussmann in Paris lies the Musée Jacquemart-André, a discreet but vast mansion replete with Italian Renaissance treasures.

While the central bank itself cannot supply the money, Mr. Trichet is bound to play a discreet but influential behind-the-scenes role.

The competition authorities are maintaining a discreet silence but privately officials are dismayed.

"With a discreet profile but a passion for art, Laurent has been effective in supporting the work of the Pompidou Center," said Alain Seban, president of the center.

We tried to film from a discreet distance, but it was easy to lose track of them as they darted in and out of the vegetation.

Not yet 30, Heywood was already a distinct Whitehall presence: even younger-looking than his years, floppy-haired, skinny verging on gaunt, often speaking in a discreet murmur but intimidatingly confident, still a ferocious smoker.

This makes it easy not only for married men to find a discreet broker, but also for their wives to note the names and firms of these brokers and boycott them when they have to sell the family home and buy or rent an apartment post-divorce.