Sentence examples for the rather restrained from inspiring English sources

In the context of the rather restrained French sculpture of the 18th century, the blatant sensuality of Clodion (byname of Claude Michel) is the exception rather than the rule.

Wimbledon appeared to have a new favourite, and not just among the knot of shirtless Serbs who would later bring a jarringly unbuttoned show of sporting nationalism to the rather restrained byways of the All England Club.

Regardless of the rather restrained bidding, Tad Smith, President and CEO of Sotheby's, remarked, "I am comfortable with tonight's results, and with more than 400 works still to be sold over the next several months, we are on track to cover most of the total guarantee".

The deal would end the Mets' rather restrained courtship of Reyes, who became a free agent after a 2011 season in which he struggled with leg injuries but won the franchise's first batting title.

It has abundant profanity; gory, cartoonish violence; drug references; and a bathtub sex scene that is, compared with everything else in the movie, rather restrained.

As globalization polemics go, the book is rather restrained.

The emotional temperature's rather restrained as a result, but with luxury casting all down the line,... elegant visuals balancing verdant and velvet, and a delightful faux-classical score, it's a classy package, all right – just missing the extra spark".

But for the most part we are rather restrained in our use of the potent green things.

A rather restrained version of the style decorated the main portals of the transepts (the transversal part of a cruciform church set between the nave and the apse or choir) of Chartres (c. 1200 10).

While the residents see their actions as being rather restrained, panic still rippled through the 400 or so Christian families in the area.

Employment increased during just one out of those six months.Since then, employment has risen every month, though the gains have still be rather restrained.