The most unsettling part of this book is Le Rider's gentle hint throughout that when the Viennese modernists hurled themselves against the norms and values of their society, they were chafing against mere gossamer chains and bridles of cotton. (firstthings.com)
«I do this by getting up and stretching as a gentle hint that the meeting has gone on long enough, and now it's time to pay attention to me.» (canadianbusiness.com)