Sentences with phrase «toned down»

Whilst some of the coverage given to his last game at Anfield might have been over the top, and were perhaps something Gerrard himself might have toned down given the choice, the respect he's been given from his peers and football fans in general has been fitting.
Sergio Ramos — While still prone to brainfarts, Ramos has toned down the aggression that leads to red cards, and has often popped up with crucial late goals for Real Madrid
«It's definitely toned down quite a bit since the first Solheim I was at.
The pace has been toned down slightly since PES 2016, with a perfect balance having now been found.
ESPN's Mike Reiss would later provide comment from a more toned down Butler, delivering a message you'd expect from a Patriot:
Jim White's squawking vocals have been toned down too, and a generally muted air pervades the album tracks.
It should never be downplayed or toned down.
and in fairness @ pires has toned down his comments of late and we should respect that and tone down ours if should disagree.
Also we're supposed to mention that the in - game «Money Down» signs were toned down to be school appropriate.
The Wenger «loyalty», «fave» thing also needs to be reviewed / toned down — Gibbs, Szczesney, Flamini all effectively relegated; Wilshere, Ox, Arteta have no guaranteed starts.
Something must break, must snap so hard that we can start afresh and with toned down expectations.
The scoutingreport on Maryland Coach Lefty Driesell is that he's lost half a step in hispursuit of referees, that his scalp looks more like Yul Brynner «s eachweek, that he's toned down a couple of decibels and that he's even begun tomellow out.
I just thought Sander could have toned down the snark.
So the intensity of the pepper does get toned down a little bit.
Otherwise the spiciness won't really be toned down at all if you don't roast it thoroughly.
The Abbott Government has since toned down the Asian Century rhetoric but the opportunities and risks highlighted by the white paper are just as prescient.
They tasted more like a pancake and the flour really toned down the eggy taste.
Jin + Ja's formulation is pumped up with the addition of cayenne pepper and toned down with cooling mint and green tea.
This traditionally spicy dish can be toned down by omitting the cayenne pepper.
Made with both sourdough starter and yogurt, their tang can be toned down with a little raspberry jam, or turned up with a gloss of unsalted butter.
So I thought what she REALLY would like is a homemade sauce, but toned down to the most basic.
By poaching the pears in wine and lemon juice and by choosing a white onion (with a little more bite than yellow or red) and adding a little balsamic vinegar to it as it cooked, I toned down the sweetness factor just enough.
I used 1 tsp of crushed red pepper (per suggestion of previous cook) 2 1/2 cans of chicken broth... and since the color was bright green, and seemed to need to be toned down a bit, I added about 3/4 cup of half - and - half to finish it off.
Without cocoa or rolled in powdered sugar, an already easy cookie gets a little toned down.
If you are using store eggs it will be toned down a bit.
I wanted the pumpkin flavor and the spices that compliment it to really pop in this chili, so I amped up those ingredients and toned down the others.
But, when I dig deep for an answer, it's more likely because it's always seemed like a toned down version of Chai Masala - the spice blend that Indians use in our tea.
So I added 2 tablespoons of milk (if you're vegan, simply use a non-dairy milk) which toned down the crumbliness a bit and made it easier to bring into a cohesive ball.
The nuts were fresh, crunchy, salty, and buttery, and toned down the sweet milk chocolate without overpowering it.
The owner explained to me that the traditional Indonesian recipes are toned down for the Dutch, who don't have as high a threshold for hot spices.
Amstutz recognizes that, though it is toned down somewhat in the final draft, the bishops live in a zero - sum economic world in which one person's profit is another person's loss.
This is a toned down description that caught on.
Conceivably they might have toned down any political implications of his acts and words.
Well, I spotted the same error in reverse in today's newspaper, when news of a huge # 10 billion government initiative was toned down to a mere «# 10m» in the headline.
In the past I've been critical of «one - issue» voters who routinely base their vote solely on a candidate's position on abortion, but I've recently toned down my criticism as I continue to speak with earnest and compassionate friends who have every right to base their decision on what touches their hearts the most.
He's since toned down and will not question a single thing a Jew says.
Here he writes, in connection with the question of reconstructing authentic teaching of Jesus, «we have reasonably secure ground under our feet only in one particular instance, namely, when there is some way of showing that a piece of tradition has not been derived from Judaism and may not be ascribed to early Christianity, and this is particularly the case when Jewish Christianity has regarded this tradition as too bold and has toned it down or modified it in some way».
Matthew may have toned down the original harshness of the saying.
Yet because charismatics and Pentecostals generally shared with evangelical Protestants a conservative political - moral outlook, many in these Protestant groups toned down their hostility and made peace in various ways.
When I was younger and more disputatious (seriously, I've toned it down a lot), I used to spend too much time arguing about the Bible with KJV - only fundamentalists.
Measure 13 toned down the rhetoric of its predecessor, but its intent was roughly the same.
The phrase «moved with pity» in verse 41 probably read «moved with anger» in the original, and has here been toned down by Mark.
Many reviewers rejected the first printing and the brothers set out to make several updated editions over the next number of years that toned down some of the graphic content.
The LDS may recently have toned that down to look less weird, but for as long as I can remember!
That's not the only thing the founders toned down.
Once aimed at a small elite with their blingy designs, luxury smartphones are being toned down as manufacturers look to broaden the appeal of their high - end devices.
Of course, the electric car maker has already come across these clips, and as a countermeasure of sorts, it toned down the functions of the technology in their vehicles to keep the most adventurous testers safe from harm.
The Dodgers have toned down their spending, seeing their player development as good enough to infuse the roster from within.
The brand toned down its marketing.
Also, some of the celebrations will be toned down out of respect for those dealing with Isaac wherever it does make landfall — currently estimated to be somewhere between New Orleans and the Florida Panhandle.)
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