About Kirstein's enduring personal appeal, despite the inroads of the illness, Duberman leaves us in no doubt, citing "Lincoln's generosity of spirit and his muted self-display; his range of interests and breadth of knowledge; his piercing intelligence, self-awareness, animal energy, and — though he liked to disguise it — his talent for intimacy".
But the barbed adjectives didn't match the muted performance on display before the Judiciary Committee.
The split in the party was on display in muted terms here on Thursday at the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference when Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida and a possible presidential candidate in 2016, expressed concern about a return to isolationism.
A small, bird's-eye view of gardens at the Louvre in greens, grays and browns by Monet from 1867 contributes a nicely muted note to the display of otherwise mostly sunny paintings.
Designed to be read in direct light and display (albeit muted) color, Mirasol was supposed to be the next big thing in ereaders.
Limitations cited by the recovery room nursing staff included difficulty reading displays of vital signs on the secondary display and muted audible alarms that were difficult to hear in a recovery room environment.
Franchisees are displaying a muted reaction to Mr. Bell's surgery.
Inside the sleek, muted grey interior, small tables display fresh vegetables, fruit, spices, bread and wine.
Viewing angles are good, but the colour reproduction of the display is somewhat muted.
His miniature baguettes stuffed with sweet bean paste and tiny cushion-like bran croissants are displayed under tastefully muted lighting.
There was a certain amount of muted humour in Birth, which displayed a Buñuel-like ability to play a zany scenario completely straight (it was co‑written by Buñuel's long-time collaborator, Jean-Claude Carrière), and some verbal slapstick in Sexy Beast, the film that established Glazer as a director specialising in water, long takes and a fragile atmosphere of not-quite-reality.
