Even in moments of agitated sorrow — as in the opening chorus of Part 2, telling of Jesus' arrest — the restraint enhances the music's tragic grandeur.
He modernized the police, applied a policy of restraint that spared New York the tragic shootings that occurred elsewhere, and left the city the sixth safest of the top 25 cities in F.B.I. statistics.
The story is simple, but the narrative takes an unshakeable hold, building to a climax involving sexual obsession, insanity and tragic death, which, despite the gothic elements, is handled with masterful restraint.
Rahim's character – Samir, a drycleaner with tragic family troubles – is a sullen, taciturn figure, the actor's restraint throughout bringing a stable centre to a film that's otherwise prone to hair-tearing histrionics.
We must thank the company for its restraint in playing only the melody of Act of Remembrance - the full tragic lament would have been unbearable.
Last year, the attitude of jishuku - voluntary self-restraint - was evident as the Japanese people tried to share the burden of the tragic natural disasters that hit the county by refraining from enjoying themselves.
"The responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with Hamas," White House spokesman Raj Shah told reporters, making no call on Israel to exercise restraint.
