That as was a none-too-subtle effort to raise questions about Comey's judgment.
But anyone unfamiliar with Chekhov would leave this "Seagull" thinking he was a none-too-subtle writer.
It was a none-too-subtle signal for Alana that life was about to get several degrees harder.
It was a none-too-subtle dig at Senator John McCain, who is largely ignoring Delaware's primary on Feb. 8, focusing on South Carolina's on Feb 19.
This was a none-too-subtle swipe against the disastrous Cult of Alan Greenspan, in which the press relied almost entirely on one man to get their read of the economy.
To some British ears, Kerry's reference to France, "our oldest ally", was a none-too-subtle dig at Britain, our less old, but still quite old, although recently rather delinquent ally.
If Romney weren't so eager to be Secretary of State, and so pious an individual, it might have been assumed that his reference to "affairs throughout the world" was a none-too-subtle jab at his host.
That was a none-too-subtle reference to the televised meeting in the Oval Office a couple of weeks ago, during which Trump had said he would accept any bipartisan deal that the other people in the room came up with.
Though no country was singled out in the group's communiqué, the call for "market mechanisms" to determine exchange rates was a none-too-subtle hint that the United States and Europe are tiring of Japan's repeated attempts to weaken its currency.
In my previous existence I was a none-too-happy postdoc researcher in London.
The Indian photo-op featured both their carriers, which was a none-too-delicate way of showing up the Chinese as a bunch of newbie upstarts even if the Indian carriers are a positively ancient British carrier and an old, modified Russian ship.
