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The Post says officials at the White House and with the president in Africa maintained a "consciously subdued tone," but the LAT reports staff cheers and laughter, and the NYT finds President Clinton walking around his Dakar, Senegal hotel suite with a cigar in his mouth and a drum in his hands (to be replaced moments later with a guitar.)
Analysts differed as to whether Bush's subdued performance was or tepid and formulaic; but they agreed that this cautious approach would keep him ahead.
The subdued and mystical light of the low vaulted nave evokes the sober piety of the Franciscan tradition.
Do not expect subdued taste and restraint" (the Chicago Sun-Times ). A few feel that Anderson doesn't pull it off: Magnolia , a "big, showy flower of a movie, unfurls brilliantly, each plot petal a thing of exquisite design.
All this self-mockery was typically accompanied by a subdued design; the consumer's suspicions would be disarmed with light humor and quiet sophistication.