Professor Barnett expounded that thesis to a skeptical audience, who warmed to the understated way in which he developed his case.

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Jobs couldn't help rolling out the announcement in his usual, understated way.

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Except, that is, when he's being bitten, which has happened he says, in his understated way, "once in a while, but not many times".

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Unlike gaudy jewels, palatial homes, and ostentatious cars, private foundations are a uniquely admired, understated way to make the powerful statement that you have arrived.

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He was unkempt, clever in an understated way, and extremely polite.

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Somewhat to his surprise, and much to his pleasure, as he put it later in his understated way, it all went more smoothly than he expected.

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Although the bathrooms are still bigger than most people's living rooms, it is all done in an understated and elegant way, a million miles from the gold taps and acres of shag-pile which once defined Dubai.

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