Sentence examples similar to a tempered decline from inspiring English sources

While displaying his signature wit and the historical derring-do of his middle period (including his definitive, two-part "Three Musketeers" adaptation), "Robin and Marian" is Mr. Lester in a minor key, a tempered swashbuckler drawing pathos and poignancy from its portraits of heroes in decline.

A White House spokesman offered a tempered reaction.

He has a tempered admiration for the profit system.

The Biwa is not a tempered instrument, so pitches are approximated to the nearest note.

While slightly higher than expected, its financials were met with a tempered reaction from investors.

(See: "Will PS3 Be Delayed?") Analysts have also taken a tempered view.

In all, the show reflected a tempered resilience in the face of adversity.

She closes with a joke, albeit a tempered one.

The delta function is a tempered distribution, and therefore it has a well-defined Fourier transform.

A marked decline in activity from 2002 to 2003 reflected a saturation of then-existing protocol enrollments, combined with tempered enthusiasm for the procedure after some centers reported waning insulin independence at 2 3 years (7, 8).

"Toy Story 3," meanwhile, got a more tempered reception.