1.   But his subdued tone suggested the pains that Gore has taken to avoid alienating a pivotal ally, organized labor, that opposes the accord.

2.   For a while, subdued tones -- Wednesday it was burgundy and black -- might be more suitable than lime green.

3.   For older buyers, Pontiac offers more subdued interior tones.

4.   His lawyer filed motions that were denied, he said, speaking in subdued tones.

5.   Its opening double page is illuminated in subdued tones with an abstract composition suggestive of superimposed textile bands enclosing palmette motifs borrowed from Indo-Iranian design.

6.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani spoke of Cavalieri in a subdued tone Friday during his weekly radio show when he took a call from Pat McDonald.

7.   The black-and-white ads are rather austere, and officials here have projected a similarly subdued tone.

8.   The subdued tones of England, filled with British antiques?

9.   The subdued tone was in part deliberate.

10.   Uzbek women, Ubaidullah said, tend to dress in bright colors, while Pashtun women prefer more subdued tones.