Sentence examples for be as overt from inspiring English sources

Gunton said the BBC was "very keen to be as overt as possible about the whole range of techniques" used in Hidden Kingdoms.

The orientalist dichotomies of modern/primitive, light/dark, rich/poor may not be as overt as they once were in colonial imagery, but these binaries still influence the way we think of the "other".

While it may not be as overt as depicted in shows like Mad Men, too many women continue to endure sexist jokes, obsession about their appearance or weight, being interrupted or having their ideas or opinions dismissed.

While the contemporary assaults on voting rights may not be as overt as they were in 1965, we must fight them with the same unwavering resistance as the generations before us.

"It just may not be as overt or visible".

Competition may not be as overt at ComFest as on the gridiron, but it exists.

And 2 Chainz is impressive on "Rich" — again, that's the abbreviated, printable version of the title — hitting hard without being as overt as he typically is.

In a 1985 Postscript in this magazine, John Updike observed,> The least pugnacious of editorialists, [White] was remarkably keen and quick in the defense of personal liberty and purity of expression, whether the threat was as overt as McCarthyism or totalitarianism or as seemingly innocuous as … Alexander Woollcott's endorsement of a brand of whiskey.

In a 1985 Postscript in this magazine, John Updike observed, The least pugnacious of editorialists, [White] was remarkably keen and quick in the defense of personal liberty and purity of expression, whether the threat was as overt as McCarthyism or totalitarianism or as seemingly innocuous as … Alexander Woollcott's endorsement of a brand of whiskey.

We'd prefer real metal to the plastic; the Toyota RAV4 (see "Test Drives: 2001 Toyota RAV4") dash with its real hexagonal nuts achieves the machine-age effect without being as overt as the Frontier setup, but the Frontier's cockpit styling still beats the uninspired interiors you'll find in most trucks.

It's not as simple and overt as the toilet bowl "swirly" featured at the beginning of the video; rather bullying can be as covert as a targeted eye-rolling and rumor-spreading.