1.   The new arrangement caused much criticism of the administrative board members, who maintained a discreet silence.

2.   For their part, investors prefer more information to discreet silence.

3.   History maintains a discreet silence, although, from time to time, it drops a sly hint.

4.   In his lifetime, he maintained a discreet silence about the actions and intentions of his bosses, Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

5.   This time, they kept their enthusiasm in check and maintained a discreet silence.

6.   With so many people still lost, the owners of this stuff have maintained a discreet silence during the recovery operations.

7.   Alitalia is keeping a discreet silence through all of this.

8.   The interim government and other official bodies have kept a discreet silence on the issue.