It was an odd moment, as though the narrative had somehow forked and we were witnessing two possible outcomes, the intruders subdued at one end of the room, our friend strangled at the other.
European financial markets were largely subdued as investors awaited the outcome later Wednesday of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
Ware, who's in his 11th season and had only one playoff victory with Dallas before coming to the Broncos in 2014, was clearly pleased with Sunday's outcome... but also subdued.
E.g., "Her effect is subdued this evening".
Whereas previous appearances found them gloating about the outcome of the trial, they were relatively subdued and restrained with Goldberg, Barbara Walters, and guest host Dan Abrams.
Effects on outcomes of dominant multi-decadal variability are, however, largely subdued in the longer 240-year series.
In Harrisburg, hundreds of protesters chanted and waved signs on the steps of the State Capitol and in the lobby, but they were fairly subdued, acknowledging that they did not expect to affect the outcome.
City were again largely subdued away from home and there could be little complaint at the outcome.
With the outcome awash in uncertainty, Mr. Gore and Mr. Lieberman seemed more subdued than usual as they ended their campaign on a simple wooden platform in front of the small whitewashed concrete headquarters of the Hillsborough County Democratic Party.
Trading was subdued, however, with many investors choosing to stay out of the market amid doubts about the outcome of the Feds meeting and what looks like an increasingly likely attack against Iraq.
