Sentence examples for understated authority from inspiring English sources

Ms. Robinson writes with understated authority and whimsical self-deprecation.

England's disruption of the All Blacks' lineout and the pressure they put on Aaron Smith at the breakdown were factors, but New Zealand missed the understated authority of Carter.

"That," he said, without a trace of sentimentality or regret, yet with the understated authority he always seemed to exude, "is the last music I will ever write for the Beatles".

(Scott)20110602 ★ 'Tuesday, After Christmas' (No rating, 1 39, in Romanian) A story of adultery, viewed at eye-level, without pity or judgment and with understated artistic authority, from the Romanian director Radu Muntean.

Han and Uyghur witnesses interviewed by the foreign press thought the casualties had been understated by the authorities: a Han claimed to have killed seven or eight Uyghurs; Uyghurs cited "merciless" assaults on those already in ambulances.

The second issue, in my opinion, is that historical growth rates in China, whatever the actual levels may have been, were heavily dependent on massive increases in debt (which seem to be understated by the authorities as well).

Kate's quiet authority (and understated fury) works to her advantage when she's at a women's shelter or in private interviews with battered wives.

"He has been an amazing influence for all those people who have followed the game and loved it for a long while because he always spoke with authority, a gentle authority, and with an understated humour".

Those who claim that inflation is vastly understated often appeal to the authority of Shadowstats, a site that purports to provide true measures of many economic variables.

But even with a John Hurt voiceover and Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman lending authority around an understated central performance by Ben Whishaw, this Jack the Sniffer tale just seems too ludicrous to carry all this lavish care - it's said to be Germany's most expensive film - and it gets a lot sillier towards the end.

A team of international medical investigators said today that Chinese authorities had significantly understated the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Beijing, with cases easily surpassing the total of 37 officially reported here on Monday.