| His first two novels suffered from a high-toned moralism that was equal parts political correctness and vaguely Zen-flavored mysticism. |
| That way, interesting cinematic liberties may be taken without fear of high-toned academic outrage or comparison to the text's richness. |
| Both Mahone and Early are high-toned gentlemen, and they will do nothing rash. |
| The current catalog of the high-toned house Westminster John Knox Press, for example, features The Gospel According to the Simpsons. |
| She offers a high-toned essay on two stage performers behind a bright-red scrim, posed in front of gloriously vivid flowers. |
| With property taxes spiraling dramatically, the place also risks turning into a high-toned playground for the rich. |
