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The Antarctic Mosaic shows a lot of very subtle changes in the slope of the terrain that you cannot see from the ground. These subtle variations are important because they tell us the direction the ice is flowing now and they indicate where it has gone in the past. The surface roughness also tells us about the bed underneath the ice and whether the ice is sliding over the bed or frozen to it.

The appeal is the subtle humor and the fact that it moves very quickly. It's constant laughter.

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until... we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say "I lost it.

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying ''It got lost,'' and say, ''I lost it.''

We clasp the hands of those that go before us, And the hands of those who come after us. We enter the little circle of each other's arms And the larger circle of lovers, Whose hands are joined in a dance, And the larger circle of all creatures, Passing in and out of life, Who move also in a dance, To a music so subtle and vast that no ear hears it Except in fragments

You always go into the NCAA tournament and make a couple of little, subtle adjustments. You may take something that looks like this and just add one piece or remove one piece, or move it around a little bit, but it still looks like this. With this group, what I did was I took some stuff that we did in November and I showed it to them again, and they think it's brand new.

Who ever comes to shroud me, do not harm / Nor question much / That subtle wreath of hair, which crowns my arm.

When the ad and the entertainment is combined, you have to be subtle about it because otherwise it's pure commercialism.

William Trevor is an author I admire; his stories are subtle and powerful, and beautifully written.

There are some subtle signs of change. People should pay attention to them.

There are some subtle things to work on to become more consistent offensively and defensively, but nothing drastic. He's ready or close to ready. His time is coming very soon.

The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on.

We are saying so much to our guests, consumers and the industry with this massive brand re-ignition. In each and every element of the brand re-ignition and advertising campaign, we have rededicated ourselves to offering the very best experience and communicated it in both obvious -- the physical enhancements of our properties -- and more subtle ways -- through music, people, and events that refresh the mind, body and spirit in the same way we hope our guests experience every time they stay at one of our properties.

In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.

The real story is about how these modules work. It's a subtle one because people don't understand how they work. I think what we've done here is created the first true plug-and-play expansion capability.

When a wall is slowly covered over by earth, the materials it's made from decay and become part of the soils around and above it, sometimes causing vegetation above and next to the wall to grow faster or slower. Satellite imagery helps archaeologists to pick up these subtle changes.

There is a bit of speculation that Mr Jiang has been pushed aside, as there are certain subtle pressures suggesting that he should step down.

We would go back and maybe not say that thing to our dad that we said, or maybe be a little nicer to someone who we cared about and had a relationship with when we were young. You know, they're subtle things, but we carry those with us forever. And I think that regret and time travel are intrinsically linked to me.

Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle.

The novel is the highest example of subtle interrelatedness that man has discovered.

What the Treasury has done has caused a significant, permanent shift in the way the curve is structured. We'd seen a lot of subtle changes beforehand but it was the announcement this week that really triggered the earthquake.

The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.

We want our members to be able to make a decision without being intimidated. Nothing in the letter (from Bass) is illegal, but there are subtle threats in there.

With the work that I do as a director, I've got dialogue, camera movement, and character blocking to help create a tone to the piece. In photography, those elements are somewhat void so that tone becomes a bit more subtle but still equally important.

The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer.

We're starting to see a few very subtle changes in terms of casting, for example, Salma Hayek in 'Frida,'

We brought in some subtle maturity into the area of the eyes, into the area of the nose. These are again slow changes, very small, but we have to be conscious of that when we do the age progression.

We started making subtle changes during the course of that (1988) season and got prepared for '89,

We started the game with two backs in the backfield, ... It was all very subtle changes on the offensive line.

Verbal slip-ups often occur because we say things without knowledge of the subtle implications they carry. Understanding these implications requires social awareness - the ability to pick up on the emotions and experiences of other people.

Confusion is an often too subtle sign of paranoia.

What is subtle about what is described here?

I use subtle flavors that if you are looking for it, you'll find it. I do things in the back that the customers may or may not notice. They just know it tastes good.

I've been trying to make this argument that digital comics and print comics are both art, but there are subtle differences.

I spend a lot of my time trying to draw the attention of actors to the minute and subtle details of human behavior, which was the sort of thing I was looking at when I was a neurologist.

We'll work on little things. Little subtle things can really help.

When you do things that are uncharacteristic, we had to play well on special teams, and we didn't do that. When you do things that are not characteristic, even subtle things, you have to give your opponents a lot of credit.

I've never met anyone who's a bigger fan of other people's success than him. I think that's a unique thing to his personality and that's an empowering thing, particularly to the young guys in the organization. He is interested in how people are doing and not just as a team, but personally and what contributions they are making and what he can do to make them better. It sounds unimportant, but it's a really subtle and special thing that comes from him.

To me, Congress would have been wise to say 'If you build a system that approximates the balance of rights with copyright itself, we'll protect it. If you go overboard, you are on your own,' ... It would have been a harder act to create because it would have had a gray zone ... but that's what we pay legislators to do -- to write subtle legislation.

Subtle changes can have drastic consequences for gay Americans looking to serve their country.

Subtle horror is where you rarely see the blood and gore. The violent people are called splatter-punks, who prefer graphic, unrelenting, violent, fast-paced horror. I prefer horror stories with mysterious elements that are chock-full of suspense.

Subtle nuances, fine finishes and overall quality are most important.

The old business model was that bigger plants gained economies of scale -- the more cars you made, the more profitable you became. The new buzz word is flexibility. The successful manufacturers will be the ones that can react quickly and make subtle changes. ... That's something the imports have perfected, but Ford is really grappling with.

On this album, we wanted to make everything a little more articulate and obvious, ... The last album was subtle and people were unsure about us.

I wanted someone who could embody this villainy and this very subtle villainy.

Some people decide never to have surgery to save a marriage or a career. They try to live with it in subtle ways: Wearing women's underwear, using clear nail polish or colorless lip gloss.

We had subtle differences, not intentional discrimination of any kind, but subtle differences in the way we assigned people.

Actions do speak louder than words and they need to perform on the pitch. I was never a big believer in making outrageous statements - just little subtle hints here and there. Saying it is going to be 5-0 (referring to Glen McGrath's statement) puts enormous pressure on the guys when things start to go a little bit wrong and feel they have to live up to those expectations,

Although Jackson Hole is renowned for both steep and deep, it also has plenty of terrain for the entire family. No crowds (the mountain records only 300,000 to 400,000 skier visits each season), big mountain, epic snow and no major city within 4 hours are a few of the subtle differences that let you know you've stepped out of Colorado.

Always this same morbid interest in other people and their doings, their privacies, their dirty linen, always this air of alertness for personal happenings, personalities, personalities, personalities. Always this subtle criticism and appraisal of other people, this analysis of other people's motives. If anatomy presupposes a corpse, then psychology presupposes a world of corpses. Personalities, which means personal criticism and analysis, presuppose a whole world laboratory of human psyches waiting to be vivisected. If you cut a thing up, of course it will smell. Hence, nothing raises such an infernal stink, at last, as human psychology.

They've changed their risk assessment; that's a subtle shift, but it is a shift. If you believe that inflation pressures will mount, they're closer to, rather than further from, a policy move.

Publishers often push women in a subtle way to focus on fantasy and paranormal writing.

People don't understand the subtle ways he helps our defense, ... We were fourth in the league in sacks last year. When we blitzed, we never had to worry about leaving Keith in single coverage, because he can cover just about anybody.

People don't understand the subtle ways he helps our defense. We were fourth in the league in sacks last year. When we blitzed, we never had to worry about leaving Keith in single coverage, because he can cover just about anybody.

Your basic guy is into a straight-ahead, bottom-line kind of thought process that does not work nearly as well with the infinitely subtle complexities of human relationships as it does with calculating how much gravel is needed to cover a given driveway.

In London we give ourselves a pat on the back, rightly, for not killing one another, for our prejudice being subtle rather than lethal.

I like a naturalism to my dialogue and my comedy. I would rather have a few jokes sail by that might be more subtle than have every single joke hit hard. I would rather the comedy come out of character as opposed to feeling forced. Even if you're giving some laughs up for it.

I love the simplicity of Kevin Spacey's work. He really does a subtle interpretation of every character, and that's kind of my style of acting when it comes to dramatic roles.

If you ask any goalie around, especially at this level, you need the confidence of both your team and your coaches. It felt good to hear that, and obviously I read it. He does that from time to time, he's very good at throwing little subtle hints in there.

If you read between the lines, in a dry and subtle way, (the Times report) raises tremendous concerns about the leadership at the paper, ... Miller basically hijacked the newspaper.

If you do something and you really care and you want to convey something in a subtle way, there are people out there that are going to pick up on it.

Not that our shows weren't bad, but there were instances that were very subtle and contained really clever writing that is not on TV, especially in kids' TV, today, ... Not that our shows were genius, but they were fun to watch.

It's really been marvelous to watch the subtle organic transition. It's an aesthetic decision... And in the end, what matters most to the cinemagoer is not what technology is used, but have I been told a good story.

The needle we have to thread is to have a brand integration that is effective enough to have resonance, but - and it's a big but - subtle enough so that it doesn't offend,

Notoriously insensitive to subtle shifts in moods, children will persist in discussing the color of a recently sighted cement mixer long after one's interest in the topic has waned

This is clearly a holiday-impacted trading day, as volume indicates. I do think the market is acting extremely well. The Christmas rally that people eagerly awaited is here, but it's taking on something of a more subtle tone.

Then I though of reading - the nice and subtle happiness of reading ... this joy not dulled by age, this polite and unpunishable vice, this selfish, serene, lifelong intoxication.

It's pretty subtle ... that burden of anxiety off my back. I can focus, I am definitely more creative and I have a space of support around me, whereas before I would just have this adversarial claw on my back.

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does not come with money, nor does it flow from a fine physical state. It cannot be bought. But it is the keenest joy, after all; and the toiler's truest and best reward.

It has been my experience that the hearings are a subtle minuet with nominees answering as many questions as they think they have to in order to be confirmed.

In the last two years or so, I've made a conscious decision to play American guitars; I don't know of a more subtle way to say it.

I really enjoy doing things that are more subtle and close to home - and literally close to home.

Because even very young people are expert readers of pictures, you can convey very complex and subtle messages through pictures that you'd need loads of words to explain. Making a picture book is also a bit like making your own film - and you can make anything you want happen, however impossible!

He's tweaking things here and there. You really can't change the way you've ran for the last 20-something years. He does a good job switching things up. Something real subtle can make a big difference. We're doing shuttle, three-cone drills, a lot of stuff for speed and agility.

I don't really think that Reggie is going to need that much help. It's more in the area of the subtle aspects of working broadcasts.

How an individual's reputation is protected online is too important and subtle a policy matter to be legislated by a high court, which is institutionally mismatched to the evolving intricacies of the online world.

He's just amazing, ... When your books are put into any other medium, you don't know what's going to happen to them. But he's a wonderful actor. But more than that, I'm just amazed when I see and hear an actor who can do so many voices with subtle changes that so nail the character and then consistently do it.

These subtle alterations can make a huge difference. They can have a profound effect.

It's weird. There are these little subtle changes that kind of go into looking significantly younger than you really are,

It's interesting how little applause there was. It was a subtle indication of the contentious relationship the governor has had with the Legislature.

It was a great finish for Marlon's goal. Since he's been at West Ham he's shown he has a subtle ability and plenty of skill. Sometimes he's rash but he's learnt his lessons from the first few games of the season,

Any change or subtle change in the epidemiology of the virus or larger clusters - as a virologist, you do get very nervous.

Any change or subtle change in the epidemiology of the virus or larger clusters -- as a virologist, you do get very nervous.

Any change or subtle change in the epidemiology of the virus or larger clustersÊ-- as a virologist, you do get very nervous.

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and on the brink of a great increase. Not the power to brainwash overnight, but the power to create subtle and real change. The power to prevail.

You want to find more and more of the one-on-one kind of marketing approaches - much more close, intimate to the consumer. These subtle passions you try to reach out to.

All those subtle messages are in our culture. The bottom line is, men batter women because they can.

The climate in terms of labor getting away with stuff they've gotten away with the last eight years is not as good, ... Bush doesn't owe anything to labor. There's a subtle but  important shift in power back towards the company.

The ecstatic leap of two years ago ? smiling and subtle today. Phil Mickelson, at 35, connecting his personal legacy with the legends and tradition of The Masters.

The food that one eats has to be pure, free from the subtle evils radiated by the persons who collect the materials, who cook the dishes, and who serve them.

The Hubble Space Telescope can discriminate very subtle color differences on the surface.

The types of discrimination commonly reported today, differ from the stark bias faced by those in the Civil Rights Movement 40 years ago. Discrimination today is often more subtle requiring that we develop new strategies to meet this challenge, while simultaneously educating every American that Fair Housing is not an option, it is the law.

The ex-Beatle got up and left with his very arrogant bodyguard. They weren't exactly subtle about it, either.

The iambic pentameter owes its pre-eminence in English poetry to its genius for variation. Good blank verse does not sound like a series of identically measured lines. It sounds like a series of subtle variations on the same theme.

Nature is more subtle, more deeply intertwined and more strangely integrated than any of our pictures of her than any of our errors. It is not merely that our pictures are not full enough; each of our pictures in the end turns out to be so basically mistaken that the marvel is that it worked at all.

The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.

The challenge was subtle adjustment of jet propulsion.

It didn't escape Karou's notice that he found subtle ways of touching her.

I've always loved subtle acting, and that's what I got to do.

Seasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet.