The president arrived in Ghana late Friday, and the welcome was fairly subdued.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

"It's very happy," "and it's not a very subdued way of playing.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

The opening day of a Supreme Court term often draws a variety of protesters to the high court steps, and Monday was no different, though perhaps a bit more subdued than usual.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Reaction was more subdued at the State Department, where Acting Spokesman Robert Wood said Monday's Security Council statement condemning the missile launch and threatening tougher sanctions spoke for itself, and that retaliation would only mean further isolation for Pyongyang.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14