Sentence examples similar to consciously straightforward from inspiring English sources
Critical reception to the album was mixed, with some writers noting Thompson's seemingly deliberate turn away from the "quirkiness" of the Pixies and his early solo work for a self-consciously straightforward approach, and the "disappointingly straightforward punk-pop" musical style present on the album.
As the context of Straparola's retelling is the entertainment of literate people, his version of the tale is self-consciously rustic, while straightforward ribaldry has become suggestion.
The joy of discovery is evident, as is the creators' good taste; they consciously avoid clichés such as straightforward tales of redemption.
If this explanation is right, then there is a relatively straightforward solution to political polarization: We need to consciously expose ourselves to evidence that challenges our beliefs to compensate for our inclination to discount it.
Its concept is so straightforward as to be invisible in these self-consciously high-concept times.
The music critic Terry Teachout described her as "rhythmically fluid without ever sounding self-consciously 'jazzy' ", while Rosemary Clooney said of her, "The voice says it all: beautiful, pure, straightforward, no artifice, matchless intonation, instantly recognizable.
The logic of this approach is straightforward in a society which has shed sinister racist ways yet where race constantly -- consciously and subconsciously -- colors public life.
Ellis consciously cultivated this ethos.
I do consciously do that.
