Global warming's back-loaded temporality makes all the warnings — from scientists, government agencies, and, especially, journalists — seem hysterical, Cassandra-like — Ototototoi! — even when they are understated.
Amid all the talk that background has occasioned in class-conscious Britain, there has been a recognition, even among his detractors, that growing up in a world of toffs may have helped Mr. Cameron acquire a degree of steadiness under fire — of understated confidence, even when things go badly awry — that is often counted in Britain as one of the hallmarks of an upper-crust inheritance.
His presence and his anti-patter are understated and undramatic – even when manipulating sound from a kind of synthesiser harp constructed of towering laser beams.
He's understated and cool throughout the film — even when told he's been selected to command the Apollo 11 mission, he replies with not much more than a nod.
The movie is long on atmosphere, and Mr. Mortensen gives an understated, gripping performance and keeps you watching even when the story underwhelms.
Yet if you allow yourself to be carried along by the voice, with its quietly understated poetry, Annabella's story becomes compelling, even when you know how it ends.
But under the current accounting rules for governments, officials can get in over their heads rather easily, without knowing it, because the current methods can understate the cost of benefits, making them look affordable even when they are not.
Guided by the director Justin Tolley, Mr. Borg seems artificial even when playing himself, while Mr. Rizzolo, a more relaxed, affecting stage presence, can become understated to the point of listlessness.
It's more understated in "Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things," where much of the work, even when of substantial size, is graphically tentative and delicate and made with tissuey, membraneous paper.
Overall the smart drama entertains: Wyenn fosters an understated style that softens the spikier plot developments, and the performances, particularly Sullivan's, engage even when they don't entirely convince.
The importance of the local labour market should not be understated: Honeyman has highlighted that parishes generally did apprentice their children locally when opportunities were available, even when factory work is singled out.
