Sentence examples for low key role from inspiring English sources

Jordan had played a prominent, though low key, role in supporting rebels for opposition groups fighting Bashar al-Assad - a policy which was primarily aimed at stopping the insurgency from spreading to its territory.

And of course Denis stuck with Margaret Thatcher, although he played a more low key role than the current leaders' partners.

Paris was keen to shake off its former colonial mantle by keeping a low-key role.

It was against this background that Guéï began to play a low-key role in Ivorian politics.

Until now, the United States has chosen a comparatively low-key role, rather than feeding Mr. Mugabe's anti-Western rants.

In contrast, China has played a low-key role in Nepal until recently.

But so far, Mr. Bloomberg has played a low-key role in trying to marshal Republican support for the plan.

But Mr. King had previously played a low-key role in helping start such dialogue.

Despite his low-key role in South Africa, David Beckham is a Unicef ambassador and has been since his days at Manchester United.

But it is obvious that he is not altogether comfortable in his low-key role, consecutive appearances in the finals or not.

During his career at the firm, which lasted until 1994, when he retired, Mr. Little played a crucial but low-key role.