Sentence examples similar to a restrained position from inspiring English sources

Gov. Nikki R. Haley of South Carolina has made much of her decision to turn down the Medicaid expansion, frequently boasting that "we didn't just say no, we said never". But she took a more restrained position here when sitting next to Mr. Christie at a news conference.

And taking a more restrained position on gay issues may help Mr. Cuomo as he seeks to attract independents and voters upstate, where polling shows there is more opposition to allowing gay men and lesbians to wed.

"It is India that is keeping a restrained posture.

Clinton hasn't gone that far, but has taken a cautious and restrained position on how and where America should make war.

As a trade union leader, Nair was considered to have shaped Singaporean workers into a restrained, but economically effective force that helped the country develop one of the strongest financial positions in Asia.

She gave a restrained yawn.

Aruán Ortiz is a restrained pianist.

"It was such a restrained show.

There was a restrained guard of honour.

I smiled in a restrained way.

Strangely demure, in a restrained black Vivienne Westwood.