Sentence examples for muted action from inspiring English sources

At first, it seemed the harsh warning from the Revolutionary Guards might have persuaded Mousavi supporters into more muted action.

Over the last couple of years the sound has been muted, the action slo-mo'd so that many were falling asleep.

Hours later, the president, flanked by leaders from the Baltic republics, offered a more muted case for action.

The violence is muted, and the action hopelessly quaint -- the marshal jumps from a high cliff onto a moving train in the ravine below.

Hall's palette is muted and precise, the action sudden, swift, and bloody.

"Malcolm Turnbull has been muted on taking proper action on climate change.

If Mr. Putin's objections to Mr. Bush's action are muted, it will mark a pronounced shift.

And for many other workers here and around the country, especially immigrants without United States citizenship who will now be automatically disqualified, reaction to Congress's action was muted.

Though the message of danger is gaining momentum and rings loudly, the record of action is muted.

Weirder yet was seeing members of a nearby Hutterite colony taking in the sci-fi action in muted confusion.

The muted response to the action was indicative of what many are describing as a stalemate in the immigration debate, where the escalating rhetoric from the right and protests from the left became the steady routine of an issue where opinions have become entrenched -- with neither side really getting what it wants. .