The phrase "a mild note" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gentle or soft tone in communication, whether in writing or speech.
Example: "The letter concluded with a mild note, expressing hope for future collaboration."
Alternatives: "a gentle tone" or "a soft touch".
On a milder note but also quite good were jap chae ($9.95), the classic dish of thin, glassy noodles mixed with carrots, onions and peppers in a soy and sesame sauce, and pa jun ($12.95), a fluffy pancake studded with scallions and small shrimp.
When I ask the question in the headline, people always jump to embezzlement (or, on a milder note, stealing something like office supplies). And that is not what I am talking about.
Instead he struck a fairly mild note, not mentioning, for instance, a story in the Guardian on June 7th that accused the PRI of paying for favourable coverage on Televisa, the country's biggest network.
Chervil has a mild aniseed note that is particularly successful with chives.
Content to allow Mr. Bush to take the political heat for what is happening in Iraq, Mr. Kerry issued a mild statement noting that Mr. Bush had said little that was new and that the challenge now was to reach out to allies so the United States would not have to go it alone.
The syndromic characteristics of the newly identified XRCC4-defective patients are globally conform (apart from the embryonic lethality) to the phenotype observed with various XRCC4 conditional/rescued mice except for one major aspect: These patients do not suffer from any sign of immunodeficiency and their immune system develops normally, apart for a mild lymphopenia noted in some cases.
"We've come through a half-century of history where recessions have been sort of mild," notes Richard Sylla, a professor at New York University's Stern School of Business.
The alluring scent is raw and noble in its composition and contains fresh notes of Reggio Di Calabria bergamot, spicy Sichuan pepper mild notes and ambroxan base.
However, the methane biomass activity shows similar average methane production for HSSF-Phr and HSSF-Sch, although a mild difference was noted between Zone A (700 mL CH4 g volatile suspended solid VSS−1), Zone B (1035 mL CH4 g VSS−1) and Zone C (368 mL CH4 g VSS−1).
The model performed well with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.802 with only a mild reduction being noted in the internal validation (AUC 0.798).
The only observable acute hepatic toxic effect of DEN, a mild steatosis, was noted at 3 days, but this had disappeared by 7 days following injection.
