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In particular, methods that extract information from multiple alignments to construct various types of sequence profiles and use the resulting sequence profiles for iterative database searching, such as PSI-BLAST and Hidden-Markov-Model (HMM)-based approaches, have substantially improved the detection of subtle similarities between proteins that previously were amenable only to direct structural comparison [ 3, 4].
I want to say it's subtle, but I also want to say it's heavy-handed.
His physical demonstrations with Balinese masks, carved into iconic images of happiness, sadness, or anger, gave the audience insight into the variety of subtle expression that could be attributed to the mask with simple postural adjustments.
Some of their differences are subtle ones grounded in their respective political orientations.
Ah, but you see there is a subtle quick-change there, and, these days, we should wonder whether it was intentional or just imprecise grammar.