Sentence examples for generally tame from inspiring English sources

But Harris' efforts were met with lukewarm reviews, as his generally tame jokes fell flat with the star-studded audience.

That day will come, of course, and although spring crowds are generally tame, Braun will probably hear about his positive drug test – even though he won his appeal and was not suspended.

Even in the 1980s and 1990s, when inflation was generally tame in the U.S., commodity prices have traditionally risen by some 30% to 40% in periods of strong demand.

Contemporary Icelandic composers generally sound tame by comparison, but they have other satisfactions to offer.

America abounds with comedy clubs, comedy channels, and situation comedies, but the fact is that comedy, as it is practiced on these shores, is generally a tame thing.

Besides, city birds are generally far tamer and easier to see than those in wilder places; a distinct advantage given my current jetlagged state.

Finally, pursuit of commerce and economic interests were generally supposed to tame and channel the wasteful pursuit of glory and domination that had bred wars and royal display.

It's the software Mac users generally turn to tame their burgeoning collections of digital music files, and control what they store and play on their iPod.

A home match against the Reggae Boyz, as Jamaica's team is known, in the semifinal stage of qualification might generally have been a tame affair.

With a generally favourable economic outlook, tame state media and all the advantages of incumbency, there is no reason why Mr Najib can't enjoy the rest of his term of office without worrying about the 13th general election.

Logarithmic signatures obtained this way, and certain transforms of such signatures, are said to be transversal and are generally known to be tame [11].