Sentence examples for discreet compared with from inspiring English sources

Diamond studs wink in her ears and a pink gold Rolex gleams on her wrist — but these are discreet compared with the rhinestone studded hipster jeans she flaunted in New York only a handful of years ago.

Discreet compared with the towering appendages that arrived a decade later, the fins had been inspired by a clandestine look at the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a fighter plane with twin tails, given to General Motors' designers working on the '48 models.

Alternatively, it may be that pawnshops seem more discreet, compared to gun stores, for purchasers considering self-harm.

Phalloidin staining of F-actin revealed diffuse cortical actin in Atmin Gpg6/Gpg6 (Fig.  4C and D), compared with highly discreet cortical actin distribution in WT epithelium (Fig.  4A and B).

Le Monde questioned why the French government had remained so discreet for months on the NSA question, compared with the tougher stance shown by Brazil and Germany.

Traditionally, North Indian weddings are full of pomp and show compared with South India, which is more discreet in spending and showing wealth.

We realised that we tended to do a slightly more discreet and tasteful version of emotions on stage, compared with what actually happens in life.

Perhaps their short histories and small, discreet offices, which seem slightly out of place when compared with their ability to influence events in the financial markets, cause a certain amount of unease.

It can be a relatively discreet way of investing, too: Christie's arranged $916m of private purchases in 2014, compared with just $266m in 2009.Even so, the risks of investing in art are high.

We evaluated whether the discreet design of the compact catheter would improve quality of life in intermittent catheterization users compared with standard catheters.

On the other hand, these descriptors can be compared with the identical molecular features of native NCAN in order to notice the discreet changes in the structure and functionally of NCAN.