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This explains the subtle undercurrent of resentment between Central Americans and Mexicans in the film.

Most of all, Stringer says a subtle undercurrent of racism exists in professional football.

Mr. Wang and others say a subtle undercurrent of antipathy toward Tibetans suffuses the worldview of educated Chinese.

The terrain and styles vary, but are best when they edge closest to Chinese, with a subtle undercurrent of kitsch.

A subtle undercurrent of dry humor, along with Mr. Reid's steady sense of swing, kept the mood from deteriorating into weepy self-pity.

Both "The Cup" and "The Saltmen of Tibet" have a subtle undercurrent of mourning for the loss of their culture and country.

Although the film's mood is spellbindingly lyrical, a subtle undercurrent of self-mocking humor keeps it from becoming too heavy-handed.

Among the top lots so far in the previous sales is a 1937 comic strip (which brought $9,000) portraying Tarzan sensing "a subtle undercurrent of mystery" in a tribe of African warriors.

In all the stories told of Pickingill there is a subtle undercurrent of horror which one finds hard to pinpoint.

Under the tightly plotted narrative is an intimate drama played out in dialogue-rich confrontations, with the characters' anachronistic innocence linked to a shrewd, subtle undercurrent of Christian faith.

"There is a strong undercurrent of resentment against the war", said Arthur Peine, a history instructor at K State, who ran for Senate, sponsored by the Citizens Against Escalation.