Activists are also toning down their attempts to get companies to take on more debt.
The GOP leadership is toning down the tea-party chest-thumping that characterized the aftermath of the 2010 congressional races.
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Some cameras even allow interesting special effects, such as sepia-toning, with onboard software.
Even the left-leaning Huffington Post conceded that Mr Obama was now toning things down at a time of great national concern.
But as Yahoo News reports, some experts, including the scientists involved in the study, are toning down the rhetoric.
If Republicans are toning down their rhetoric on gun control, Democrats, for the most part, are doing the same thing.
While Ms. Acra likes having some bling in her dress, she believes in toning down her accessories for warm-weather evening events.
But if afternoon office fatigue is better fought off with a few toning exercises (rather than a candy bar), that's equally important.
It might also involve toning down a previous deal that private creditors should be singled out if debtors cannot meet their obligations.
And, if mid-day toning is used in conjunction with a regular cardio routine, the combination can really kick problem areas to the curb.
But if only minutes a day could make an actual difference in toning and shaping these zones, would you give it a try?
Harper defines toning exercises as body-specific, weight-bearing routines that build lean muscle, often using no equipment and only your own body weight as resistance.
Additionally, the new "Beauty Effect" feature gives users several post-shooting "re-touch" options including skin toning and smoothing, teeth whitening, eye widening and shine removal.
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Tokenistic or not, toning down the maquillage can only be a good thing, not least because your makeup bag will weigh a lot less.
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Swimming is amazing exercise, not only for toning all aspects of the body but also for burning calories, mastering the breath, and quieting the mind.
At least three of us on the ForbesWoman team have promised Harper five minutes of our precious and busy days to toning up and slimming down.
Or in motor cars: should we be whooping for Jaguar Land Rover's global success, or toning it down because the owner of the group is Indian Tata?
Lead singer and songwriter Hamed Sinno said the group does not actively court controversy, but is not interested in toning down their act to win mainstream approval.
In the newest Reebok EasyTone commercial a woman puts on the spandex top and heads to the office for a day of passively toning her upper arms.
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Mr Cameron has sounded conciliatory, insisting it is in Britain's interest to stay in the EU and toning down earlier threats to stop the rest using its institutions.
Friday's announcement represents a further toning down of the plans.
Car companies often resort to cost-cutting measures such as toning down the exterior or doing away with a swanky dashboard with high-end features for a simple, no frills interior.
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For years, I have worked with bulky digital cameras, always mindful of the technical maneuvers from setting the shutter speed and aperture to editing and toning on a computer screen.
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And while music helps distract people from the rigors of toning their muscles and improving their heart health, it may be having an adverse effect on another body part: the eardrums.
For example, just a few months ago the FTC successfully settled an action against Skechers USA, which it had accused of making false claims about the body toning effects of its shoes.
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In addition to owning the patent on the seven-bulb, 1200-watt lighting rig he uses to illuminate the sharks, he's developed a photo toning app and is busy helping establish an online photography school.
Mr Giscard d'Estaing's convention is packed with enthusiastic Euro-centralisers and harmonisers, but there has been a notable toning-down of their proposals since the first clauses of the proposed constitution were published in February.
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