Sentence examples for restrained tones from inspiring English sources

Remembering the devastating effects of the 2002 flood, he welcomed the chancellor's visit, albeit in restrained tones.

In the letter, Mr. Eristoff argues his case in restrained tones, under the headline, "This victimizes women again".

Before the game Jeter spoke in restrained tones about his latest comeback, saying he was "excited, looking forward to it, anxious, happy".

Mr. Chambers delivered a speech, in his usual measured and restrained tones, that he liked so much he had it inscribed on parchment and posted it on his Web site.

Mr. Putin, speaking in far more restrained tones, said he was "pleased" that negotiators had resolved the last obstacles, most of which centered on the United States' insistence on keeping some of its warheads in "deep storage" and others in "operational reserve".

On the other side of the opinionosphere, Climate Progress's chosen headline was "Study: Hottest Decade on Record Would Have Been Even Hotter But for Chinese Coal Plant Sulfur Pollution"... which is consistent with what Kaufmann and his colleagues are saying, although they said it in more restrained tones.

Some readers stress a restrained tone, others plump for repeated use of the word "fraud".

Soyer, grunting softly as he played, brought to bear a nobly restrained tone and rhythmically incisive phrasing.

But what is most remarkable about "Break The Skin" is its restrained tone and the author's generosity toward his very needy characters.

Taxi drivers were quick to seize on the city's more restrained tone on Friday as evidence that its numbers could not be trusted.

Those leaders, Labour's Eamon Gilmore and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin, exchanged a few verbal blows but, in general, their argument was conducted in a restrained tone.