When a star's light is dimmed periodically, it hints that a planet might be transiting in front of it.
The lights dim and brighten to mimic breathing, hinting at the people who left the buildings.
Reports in the Telegraph hinted, too, that a dim view had been taken by her twin brother, Mark – a quiet figure now after years of controversies that culminated in his involvement in a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea.
Pite isn't only interested in movement, however; she also manages to suggest stories, emotion, and even a hint of humor, despite rather dim lighting.
The distorted response to light might even hint at why reading in dim lighting may be bad for your eyes, the researchers said.
Mr Graham said that the one year's grace he was offering to UK online firms "did not let everyone off the hook", hinting that he would take a dim view of firms which had done nothing by this time next year.
But unhappily, as the movie goes along, its initial flash of wit and its hint of an ironic self-referential sensibility quickly dim.
A hint of sun washes over this little family, clustered together in dim blue light.
And as the production begins, the moment when the lights dim and the faces arrayed opposite you fade into darkness gives an eerie hint of themes that will emerge from the mosaic of humanity Ms. Mnouchkine and her collaborators present.
By evening, the lights have been dimmed, the iced Mexican mocha (made with condensed milk, mint, and a hint of Aleppo pepper) replaced by cucumber-shiso sangria and the michelada-like El Rey Delfina, with pilsner, Worcestershire, and lime.
