But, as the military intervention ended a second week, their involvement seemed far more nuanced — part shadow-play, part covert operation, part gamble that the rebellion they were backing in the east of the country was not some chimera of the Sahara or, worse yet, a cover for Al Qaeda.
The Harry Potter films, particularly the last four directed by David Yates, are also nuanced examinations of shadow and a study in how to imbue modern storytelling with grand visual art, stressing adventure and intrigue over big battle until the finale.
If you choose a neutral colored paper in a mid-range grey or brown, you may be able to create more nuanced shading and shadow-effects.
Most important, Julius Drake, at the piano, provided a kind of resonant stage for Bostridge's personae, creating a meticulously nuanced play of light and shadow around the voice.
"The challenging part is balancing femininity with the sculptural aspects of a typically fluid fabric," says the designer, who used nuanced colors to create a shadowing effect on the garment.
"Everybody is tired of these mealy-mouthed, nuanced, afraid-of-your-own-shadow, who-are-you candidates," says Representative Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California and one of two House members to endorse Dean so far.
Instead of howls of Labour outrage, there has been an nuanced response from Douglas Alexander, the shadow work and pensions secretary.
The artist's nuanced color scheme and attention to light and shadow give his paintings an added beauty, subtlety and resonance.
The shadow lord chancellor, Dominic Grieve, paints a characteristically more nuanced picture.
Summarising a plethora of viewpoints that foreshadows the literary analyses, Ross documents how some fully condemn or laud the advertising endeavour, whilst others express a more nuanced and uneasy tension between its economic necessity, and its shadow product, promotional culture.
