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Anne Mclean; Bloomsbury, £16.99), the Conrad of Colombia layered story upon enigmatic story amid the drugs-related mayhem of his nation's tormented recent past: a subtle take on sensational events.

It is also the film that opened the doors for The Avengers, Joss Whedon's more subtle take on the post-modern comic book caper, with its ability to simultaneously lampoon and celebrate the superhero phenomenon.

Audiences are periodically reminded of that brief golden age for theater at the Met when Dexter's productions are revived; though more than 30 years old, their elegance and intelligence shine through, as in his spectacular yet subtle take on Britten's "Billy Budd," performed last season.

A hot street-style trend this past menswear season, plaid pants offer a more subtle take on the statement pant.

It's a far more subtle take on the company's original model, a DARPA-funded spin-off of research organization, SRI International.

Rather than completely covering my lashes in bright blue for this Beauty Mythbuster, I wanted to see if adding just a hint of blue color along the base of the lashes really made a difference as a more subtle take on the mascara hack.

More often, the outcomes are toothsome and sophisticated — subtle takes on traditional Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese cuisine enlivened by unexpected ingredients and techniques.

Ferris also neatly summarizes the prehistory of modern science's ascent, with subtle takes on Galileo's clash with church authorities and Francis Bacon's inductive method.

Also on the lineup is Ratmansky's imaginative "Russian Seasons" (2006) and Peter Martins's not-so-subtle take on Prokofiev and Shakespeare, "Romeo + Juliet," as well as Taylor-Corbett's wan staging of Weill's ballet chanté "The Seven Deadly Sins" (2011), starring Wendy Whelan, with Patti LuPone singing Brecht's cruel words.

But Sharon Dorram, the chief colorist at the John Frieda Salon on East 76th Street, prefers a subtler take on the trend.

This more subtle, glamorous take on Ryanair marketing seems like a step in the right direction.