• Its emphasis on Keynes's concerns that people might save too much and so shrink the economy led through many editions to an anti-saving tone.

    ECONOMIST: What is the role of a basic economics textbook?

  • If you are a fan of Madonna, this is an interesting tone - the controversial pop queen giving a lesson in how to be a good person.

    BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | Madonna teaches children a lesson

  • Replace them with an even tone, non-invasive hand gestures and a warm friendly engagement style.

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  • Schoenberg first used his 12-tone technique in an entire work in his suite for piano in 1923.

    ECONOMIST: Leo Ornstein

  • Organisers hope it will set the tone for an 18-day marathon that will return tango to centre stage in the Argentine capital for the first time since its 1920s heyday.

    BBC: World Tango Festival

  • The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side.

    BBC: Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle

  • Bath's cause was not helped by some hapless goalkicking, with Ryan Davis, who took on the kicking duties in the absence of Butch James and Olly Barkley, setting the tone for an error-strewn display with two early penalty misses.

    BBC: Gloucester 24-5 Bath

  • Beyond the Chastain-Lawrence-Hathaway trifecta, Reese Witherspoon found an elegant balance of glamour and modernity in a two-tone Louis Vuitton gown, while actress Kerry Washington imparted whimsy and a spot of color in a coral, bejeweled Miu Miu creation.

    FORBES: The 2013 Oscars Best-Dressed List

  • Importantly also for London, Wiggins' triumph provided a sporting counterpoint as memorable as Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, which had celebrated homegrown diversity, creativity and self-confidence with an intelligence, irreverence and humanity that set a distinctly British tone in contrast to the shock-and-awe spectacular of Beijing four years ago.

    CNN: Wiggins' victory brings the Games back to the people

  • With the formalities finally out of the way, a clap of thunder echoed around the park and Prince launched into Let's Go Crazy, swiftly followed by Delirious, setting the tone for an upbeat, hit-fuelled set.

    BBC: Prince performs first UK festival at Hop Farm

  • Outside, the rain continued to hammer away at our dismal little world, and the sky had shucked the last of its evening gray to take on an intense purplish tone that was ominous, close-in, Biblical.

    NEWYORKER: Fjord of Killary

  • Is there any concern that this is -- this defiant tone will complicate or pose an obstacle to the talks?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Hope plays with a welcome mixture of dignity and songful sweetness, while Meneses is an elegant and soulful cellist with a tone of slate-gray velvet.

    NPR: Beaux Arts Trio Bids Farewell At Tanglewood

  • Most children with MND had abnormal muscle tone and posture, an indicator of nervous-system dysfunction in young children, which is linked to learning and behavioral disorders such as ADHD, researchers said.

    WSJ: Predicting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Throughout the debate, Colbert Busch stuck studiously to that script, presenting herself an a independent-minded moderate who can help change the tone in Washington, contrasting with Republicans' increasing reputation for being too inflexible and uncompromising.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • The bank apologised for what it called an "edgy and quirky" e-mail, saying the tone of the newsletter was a hallmark of its informal style with its young, upwardly mobile customers.

    BBC: NEWS | Business | Web bank rapped for 'edgy' email

  • But when they downloaded the Larry The Bird character (which is also an app created by Outfit7), which has a high-pitched tone, they could understand what she was saying.

    FORBES: Apple's Talking Santa

  • Coda has added two-tone leather seats, which is a nice touch to an interior that needed brightening up.

    FORBES: Electric Car Rentals Start Next Week

  • Overall, the tone is of a wry senior academic tutoring an awed student seminar - perhaps unsurprisingly, given that Wilson had previously served as president of Princeton, and two of the press corps, Arthur Krock and David Lawrence, were his former students.

    BBC: Woodrow Wilson's odd early press conferences

  • Watch this space every week for an offbeat and memorable selection that might be light in tone, but never light-headed or lacking in heart.

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  • Westwood's positive hitting, including eight fours in his 58-ball stay, set the tone before Maddy and Clarke put on an unbroken stand of 47 to see their side home and boost their chances of staying up.

    BBC: Darren Maddy half-century helps Warwickshire beat Essex

  • The men's crew of Paul Carpenter, Phil Davies, Steve Randall, Rolland Robinson and cox Morgan Baynham Williams set the tone on Saturday while Elle Blackwood also notched up an impressive victory over the 800-metre Wj15 singles course.

    BBC: Ross Rowing Club

  • The tone of the event was much more low-key than we expected, with an audience that was much harder to please than the GDC crowd.

    ENGADGET: & Joystiq's live coverage of Nintendo's Revolution E3 event

  • The tone of his status implies it was a bit shocking to see and perhaps an inappropriate mid-commute activity.

    FORBES: Breastfeeding on a train is okay. But on a bender?

  • The pieces sets the tone for most of the soundtrack, most of which is comprised by an old school, 90s-style industrial rock sound.

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  • The recent softening of Mr Ahmadinejad's tone regarding Iran's biggest foreign-policy challenge, relations with America, may be an opening gambit in the looming election campaign as much as it is a simple response to early overtures from President Barack Obama.

    ECONOMIST: Iran's presidential election

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