Sentence examples for was slightly subdued from inspiring English sources

And while the tone was slightly subdued in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, the debate showed that the divisions over the law remained as deep as ever.

The capacity crowd, normally so raucous, were slightly subdued by their own standards when the first bell rang.

Both the Spanish players have an easy presence and forthright energy, in comparison with which Hall and Johansson are slightly subdued and off the beat.

Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at stockbroker Interactive Investor, said: European equity markets are slightly subdued in early trading as investors bank some profits after markets hit recent highs and the German index entered a bull market yesterday, rising 22% since February.

Retail sales have grown strongly recently but had been slightly subdued for much of last year due to a fall in new car sales as some motorists imported cars from Britain due to the sharp fall in the value of sterling against the euro.

Chief auctioneer John Marion was somewhat subdued.

Though he usually prowls the track and licks his lips like a hungry carnivore before championship sprints, he was slightly more subdued during tonight's prologue: pacing his lane nervously as usual but projecting less predatory desire than in Seville, Spain, in 1999.

The visit of Kate and Will was slightly more subdued.

It has been a slightly subdued start from Chelsea, who are just finding their feet in this game, and they'll want to get the ball out wide more often, to Eniola Aluko and Gemma Davison.

It's a safe Tory seat and the Lib Dems were a close third behind Labour last time so one imagines it will be a slightly subdued affair.

Wheat celosia is slightly more subdued in color than the other two types.