Packaging is so influential that even a subtle hint seems to nudge people to stop eating.

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Aged in 25-year Irish whiskey barrels from Teeling Whiskey Company, Kindred Spirit was a smokey black beer with a subtle hint of oak and whiskey.

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It's a subtle hint to Congress to hurry up and pass free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, which the Bush administration has already negotiated.

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So this choice for venue for the speech, does this mean like a hint, a subtle shift in an emphasis from the arms control issues to the economy?

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Their leaves should still retain a slight crispness, while their flavor should suggest a hint of pleasant bitterness and deliver a subtle aftertaste similar to an aged, sharp cheese.

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