Sentence examples for only subdued from inspiring English sources

Because of injury and Rooney's forced absence, England had carried only subdued expectancy into Euro 2012.

They were concentrating fiercely (and occasionally giving one another verbal cues), but their performance evinced only subdued satisfaction.

"When she is underneath me she is always squirming away," he writes of one conquest; "it is like some National Geographic article in which the female is only subdued if the male can penetrate her".

When he took the stage, he was met with an eight-minute standing ovation that was only subdued by the efforts of the bemused longstanding anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Trevor Huddleston.

Rio's chief economist, David Humphreys, foresees only subdued growth in Japan over the next decade, but he thinks Malaysia and Indonesia will probably rebound quickly and that Taiwan will continue to do well.

P. schultzi does not respond to prey if the light is under 100 lux (like a restaurant with only subdued artificial lighting ), but responds to prey at distances from 6 to 10 centimetres as the light level increases.

This time we must not only subdue malaria, but remain vigilant and persistent in keeping it under control.

Various watercourses, only temporarily subdued, thread throughout the metro area.

They played with control and know-how, with Nemanja Matic outstanding in midfield and Cesc Fàbregas only marginally subdued by Jordan Henderson's man-marking.

After a trial that was filled with emotion — each day's testimony was attended by Officer Figoski's family, including his four daughters, and more than a dozen fellow officers — the announcement of the verdict provoked only a subdued response.

For its part, Wrigley has chosen to make only a subdued statement about its product, saying the company is deeply saddened, respects the family's privacy and feels "it inappropriate to get involved or comment further as we would never wish for our actions to be perceived as an attempt of commercial gain following this tragedy".