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restrained English

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restrained

cool and formal in manner under restraint (= moderate) marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes moderate in his demands restrained in his response (= quiet) not showy or obtrusive clothes in quiet good taste (= guarded) prudent guarded optimism

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Simple sentences

I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself.
That child has to be restrained.

Movie subtitles

If you hadn't restrained me I'd have slapped her face. whipped her!
Gentlemen, I think this calls for a restrained celebration.
A flood of sensuality restrained too long.
Shock and grief restrained me from more adequate communication.
The Lord hath restrained me from bearing.
My dear friend, I wish with all my heart you could be restrained.
You've been most restrained since we left Organia.
That's enough! I warn you, I shall have you restrained under the Emergency Powers Act!
A second man allegedly threatened to leap to his death from the same window, but was restrained by police.
I expect you and everyone on this force to be restrained or turn in his resignation.
No, sir. I invoke Article 17 of the constitution which is a guarantee of liberty. and says, in part, that no candidate for office shall in any way be debarred or restrained from presenting his claim.
Be restrained.
And concerning this kind of mobilization. I 717 always getting afraid. that the feminist movement I don't know how to say it - has always restrained itself.
Please, they are restrained.
Dignified, restrained, artistic. Classy.
Restrained. Artistic.
Either that or you will need to behave. in a more restrained manner towards the Baron. I don't understand you.
Then, you restrained yourself, just for little old me.
I merely restrained them. You witch!
Mrs Roubier reminds us, with her restrained grieving that real emotion is silent. Out of respect for her, we'll now be silent. Film this.
Their Iove-making was restrained.
I restrained your husband.
Restrained kind of type.
Before the war. I restrained the desire to pretend to be a decent man.
I was led to believe that had you not been restrained. you would have murdered the personnel manager for Stowe and Baker.
Only one thing restrained my impulse to hurl at them my exasperation: a small white glow in the letter box at the end of the garden.
It felt almost like a solemn ceremony, with her, him and me, all of us very excited but restrained.
Squire, do you not think this lad should be restrained a little, just in case of misfortune?
I warn you, I shall have you restrained under the Emergency Powers Act!
I invoke Article 17 of the constitution which is a guarantee of liberty. and says, in part, that no candidate for office shall in any way be debarred or restrained from presenting his claim.
Be restrained. Leave him along.
Anyone who touches the navigational equipment must be restrained.
He is restrained with a straitjacket.
Tension is suppressed, emotions are restrained.
I'm told that sooner or later, unless restrained, they always endeavour to marry a chorus girl.

News and current affairs

While the IPCC's estimates and conclusions are grounded in careful study, Gore doesn't seem to be similarly restrained.
Under any plausible scenario, a restrained and stable Chinese foreign policy may become more difficult.
But it is not in America's interest to accentuate and extend its payment deficits at the expense of an internationally competitive economy with strong industry and restrained consumption.
Today's killing is no worse than history's countless massacres, perhaps even more restrained.
Those of Iraq's neighbors that are potential spoilers would need to be restrained by a Security Council mandate for such a Dayton-type settlement.
It is an attempt by a declining power to use its restrained capabilities in a more economical way.
And, in view of Hamas's close links with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, whose political party backed Morsi's successful presidential run, Israel has restrained its response to terrorist and rocket attacks from Gaza.
Eschewing the traditional duality of frank private discussions and restrained public commentary, he aggressively advocated his case openly and bluntly, and did so in an increasingly personal manner.
But, with aggregate demand falling below growing aggregate supply, slack goods markets will lead to lower inflation as firms' pricing power is restrained.
President Barack Obama's restrained foreign-policy approach appears to be fueling, not reducing, global instability.
Moreover, credit growth on both sides of the Atlantic will be restrained, as many financial institutions in the US and Europe maintain a risk-averse stance toward lending.
But Obama's actions have been considerably more restrained than is often assumed.
In Europe, Germany can be confident that the US would help to contain an aggressive Russia, while Russia knows that Germany will remain tied to, and thus restrained by, the US.
Like boxing and poker, it is a soft, restrained, private form of warfare.
Consumption will remain restrained, while strong and sustainable recovery cannot be based on another debt-fueled bubble.
But some Europeans prefer Hillary Clinton or even John McCain, because they are apprehensive about the consequences for America's European partners of a more restrained and less experienced president.
For better or worse, they will not be restrained by the same fear of unintended consequences when it comes to change and experimentation.
North Korea's latest action follows behavior over the last decade that makes Iran look positively restrained in comparison.

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