Word: toneed
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...meetings when I've been very blunt in pointing something out, and there will be an awkward second or two of silence, and then someone will politely say, 'Well, that's a very American way of looking at it,' which is another way of saying, hey, will you tone it down...
...almost out of place as the orchestra began to set up the musical canvas, but upon diving into the piece with a dramatic downbow, Jackiw seized the stage for himself.Jackiw has the tremendous ability to skip about the violin and draw every note out of it without compromising its tone, and his performance of Brahms’s iconic violin piece was no exception. With a fine ability to draw out tense, almost frantic chords and runs from his violin, Jackiw’s body became just as important as his arms.The more-meditative second movement gave him the opportunity...
...same time, thousands of people defied curfew orders and marched through the streets of Kathmandu in the direction of the palace. Many of them said they had been incensed by the tone of the King's speech yesterday, which they called arrogant. "We don't want a constitutional king or a ceremonial king. We want him to leave the country; we want a republic," said Suwas Bhetwal, 24. Ahead of him, protestors were carrying a stuffed white shroud sprinkled with red drops. "That's the king's body," one of them shouted. "His dead body...
...confessed to helping terrorists do their work from his base here in the United States - a base he is no longer able to maintain." But given all the buildup, the resolution of the al-Arian case seems far from a clear-cut victory, and the government's triumphant tone speaks volumes about its less-than-stellar record in federal anti-terrorism cases...
...Which means this Bush White House, which started out keen to strike a very different tone from the father's, may wind up after eight years looking like its shadow...