A two-foot band of sound-absorbing material rings the room near the ceiling, but at peak times it doesn't subdue the noise.
He's not, as we perhaps all thought, a royal mascot or a James Bond figure, he doesn't subdue his mortal enemies merely by stunning them with well-placed karate chops or making them do back-flips off exploding boats.
A year ago, Radcliffe did not subdue Wami until the final mile.
Lemerle holds that several factors played a role in his defeat: the Asian themes he did not subdue supplied reinforcements to Michael Thomass's fleet performed badly; and the Bulgarian offensive diverted him away from the capital and weakened his army.
He didn't subdue his friend.
She said she doesn't understand why police didn't subdue her son with a baton or taser, and she said the officer involved should be fired and prosecuted.
Police said officers had to wrestle Beverly into custody and eventually use a Taser on him, and even that didn't subdue the man despite causing minor injuries.
Ultimately, the Dutch influence did not subdue Torajan culture, and only a few Torajans were converted.
Despite the emerging protests after the Human Right Watch's disclosure, the craze with women's virginity did not subdue.
This Mexican hideaway is surprisingly subdued for a taqueria, but what it doesn't deliver in fancy decor, it hammers home in taste.
"It doesn't really feel like it," Mr. Tucker said, his voice rising from subdued to cartoonishly squeaky, "until people say, 'Hey, where you been?' I'll be like: 'I've been here.
