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unobtrusive
1. some confusion is inevitable: Could he be a playful, elf-like man who comes down from the canyon at dawn to sprinkle dew over the ground before others awaken? Or simply a wonderfully unobtrusive groundskeeper who literally fades into the landscape while dutifully taking care of the foliage? Actually
2. Now she relied only on her own direct contact with the central hub, the main server within the company that could perform the same activities but with a layer of personal filtering in between - unobtrusive, in other words
3. I smile across the table at him, then concentrate on my food, trying to look unobtrusive
4. At least in this society they were unobtrusive, for those rich enough to afford them in the America of 2341 they were bulky and stainless
5. His was an apartment as unobtrusive as was possible to rent
6. Through his scope he confirmed it to be a lodge; an encouraging sign that care had been taken to appear unobtrusive if not invisible
7. She did so in a firm, yet unobtrusive manner that did not attempt to undermine the father‘s parental authority
8. All constructions must be as unobtrusive and natural looking as possible
9. They were ordered to be unobtrusive, and they usually hid, but we frequently heard them exploring utensils in our cabinets and kitchen drawers, and sometimes they moved things from the places where they had been left
10. These ‘people’ lived a fairly unobtrusive
11. This all emphasized how unobtrusive we would have to be
12. “The most effective and quickest and the most unobtrusive way to destroy caste is for reformers to begin the practice with themselves and where necessary take the consequences of social boycott
13. It is okay to use subtle background patterns as long asthey are unobtrusive
14. Sebastian placed his palm on an unobtrusive panel to the side of the door
15. an unobtrusive and optional call to action? But remember, the important thing is
16. Within or without Tihar, they seemed an unobtrusive lot to him
17. For sure the sheriff didn‘t like them and their unobtrusive style only enhanced their mystery to the locals
18. With his soft touch being unobtrusive, he felt confident his actions would be reciprocated
19. Ahead, Brook maintained an efficient, unobtrusive pace, to blend accurately with the posted 35 M
20. The unobtrusive blush of pink lipstick was a counterpart to polished nails of hands and feet
21. managed to do a little unobtrusive teaching there
22. Parmat certainly didn’t push further on that subject, as his goal was to be as unobtrusive as possible
23. If you have a fountain that is quite unobtrusive and physically appealing, place it in such a way that it will complement metal and not overpower your fire elements
24. Armed security men were comfortingly evident, but unobtrusive
25. While the others were busily getting everything in order, Joel and Janice quietly talked about inconsequential matters with Kathy, while keeping an unobtrusive eye on her, to make sure she was okay
26. He drove up in his own car, with an unobtrusive looking surveillance van, fully packed and equipped to the hilt with every security gadget and gismo ever invented, and with a team of specially trained C
27. When he reached his destination, Nick pulled into Kathy’s driveway while the van parked a short distance away from her house, in an unobtrusive spot where no one would question it’s presence being there
28. Herr Dremmel during these years had trained his parish to be unobtrusive in return for his own unobtrusiveness, and in spite of occasional restiveness on the part of Baron Glambeck, who continued from time to time, on the ground that the parish was becoming heathen and displaying the smug contentment characteristic of that condition, to endeavour to persuade the authorities to remove him somewhere else, was more firmly established than ever in the heart of a flock that only wanted to be left alone; and as for his wife and children, he regarded them benevolently as the necessary foundation of his existence, the airy cellars that kept the fabric above sweet and dry
29. What is not seen or paid any attention is an unobtrusive door to the left which could lead to storerooms or rest rooms for drivers and the like
30. He was not a talkative man, Old Andy, whose affectionate ship-name clung to him even in that Sailors' Home, where the staff understood and liked the sailors (those men without a home) and did its duty by them with an unobtrusive tact, with a patient and humorous sense of their idiosyncrasies, to which I hasten to testify now, when the very existence of that institution is menaced after so many years of most useful work
31. Elinor paid her every quiet and unobtrusive attention in her power; and she would have tried to sooth and tranquilize her still more, had not Marianne entreated her, with all the eagerness of the most nervous irritability, not to speak to her for the world
32. Colonel Brandon's delicate, unobtrusive enquiries were never unwelcome to Miss Dashwood
33. The behaviour of these two women was very quiet and their manners unobtrusive
34. He would be driving just under the speed limit, keeping both hands on the wheel, staying as unobtrusive as he could lest the highway patrol stop him and ask what he was keeping in the trunk
35. Pearl, that wild and flighty little elf, stole softly towards him, and taking his hand in the grasp of both her own, laid her cheek against it; a caress so tender, and withal so unobtrusive, that her mother, who was looking on, asked herself,—“Is that my Pearl?” Yet she knew that there was love in the child's heart, although it mostly revealed itself in passion, and hardly twice in her lifetime had been softened by such gentleness as now
36. He just sat there, unobtrusive, ready to help if needed but otherwise just being a presence—kind of on emotional overwatch, I guess, to use a metaphor from his days as a SEAL sniper
37. I think we shall have another look at it in an unobtrusive way
38. In the end it was Murakami himself who provided me with an unobtrusive solution
39. Roger Bechirian’s engineering was vivid and unobtrusive, but we quickly discovered that if I sang vocal harmony with myself it created a sirenlike effect that cut through almost anything that we put around it
40. So soft was her step, it failed to make even a sound, and but for the magical thrill imparted by her genial touch, as other unobtrusive beauties, she would have glided away unperceived—unsought
41. This unobtrusive tenant was Jean Valjean, the young girl was Cosette
42. Her chamber was narrow, neat, unobtrusive, with a long sash-window, facing the East on the back court-yard of the house
43. Do you wonder that I avow this to you? Know, that in the course of your future life you will often find yourself elected the involuntary confidant of your acquaintances’ secrets: people will instinctively find out, as I have done, that it is not your forte to tell of yourself, but to listen while others talk of themselves; they will feel, too, that you listen with no malevolent scorn of their indiscretion, but with a kind of innate sympathy; not the less comforting and encouraging because it is very unobtrusive in its manifestations
44. She saw only that he was quiet and unobtrusive, and she liked him for it
45. Colonel Brandon’s delicate, unobtrusive enquiries were never unwelcome to Miss Dashwood
46. Like some poor devils ashore that happen to know an irascible great man, they make distant unobtrusive salutations to him in the street, lest if they pursued the acquaintance further, they might receive a summary thump for their presumption
47. "He's a quiet, unobtrusive child