Ashley's response was cut short by a loud, obtrusive cough from where Jimmy sat to my left. |
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So now you have a rather obtrusive opening on the ground floor with a view into an empty basement without stores or food outlets. |
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His performance skills are less obtrusive than those of his actorly predecessors simply because we are already familiar with the style. |
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On an aesthetic level, this film is special because it utilises a lot of modern devices successfully without feeling obtrusive or gimmicky. |
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Her artistry of story telling is welcome as it is thankfully free from any obtrusive stylistic aerobatics. |
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Commercial influence and the grip of wealthy patrons are obtrusive and obvious. |
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The courts have been inconsistent, often influenced by how obtrusive the display is and whether a genuine historic context is involved. |
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His actions were quickly followed and none of the officers noticed any longer the obtrusive wrongness of his presence. |
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Yet I was overwhelmed by the kindness of Laotian people, who were warm without being obtrusive, direct without being rude. |
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We may find that some religious augmentation of a school's dress code is not obtrusive, while others violently blare forth! |
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By its very nature, this commercial intrusion is designed to be obtrusive and dominant. |
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Though their presence was meant to be protective, it was essentially obtrusive, and in terms of it being necessary at all, tragic. |
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The more ambitious and well favoured tend to become obtrusive, and, eventually, inevitably, an embarrassment to their masters. |
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Here, the backgrounds are obtrusive and detract from the rest of the action. |
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It's also compact enough to tuck neatly into an entertainment center or tabletop without being too obtrusive. |
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The Colorama, once a welcome diversion, seemed by then vulgar and obtrusive. |
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Brash fashion, garish visuals and acceptably obtrusive sounds make for an attention grabbing set this evening at the Music Box. |
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New litter bins, cycle stands, additional on-street car parking bays and new, less obtrusive signs are also planned. |
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Despite denials by some that any such conflict exists, the culture war is an obtrusive fact. |
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In his case, and perhaps in yours as well, the direction isn't obtrusive in any way. |
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There are other, less obtrusive ways to reduce software piracy. |
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It means being there through thick and thin, without being unduly obtrusive or trying to dictate. |
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Ask permission before you barge into a wake and burial rites with your obtrusive cameras and tape recorders. |
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No wonder big Chinese firms with government ties have been looking for more oblique and less obtrusive ways to expand abroad. |
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No Place for Idiots has been a literary event: obtrusive, authentic and shocking. |
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The glass and stainless steel transparent design can match many surroundings, without creating an obtrusive barrier. |
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This gradual increase in ratio makes the compression less obtrusive than with the hard knee. |
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Fast and thorough cleaning is easy thanks to a seamless, smooth, stainless steel interior chamber without corners or obtrusive fittings. |
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Some towns have such a unique character that one wants to avoid making obtrusive visible changes. |
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Remove rugs and mats, obtrusive cables and any other objects on which the crutches might get caught or which could cause you to slip. |
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To develop measures to avoid obtrusive light and improve the quality of life of local populations. |
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Verify the scripts on a website for malicious code and search for obtrusive files. |
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The other tables, however, had much less obtrusive lighting. |
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The scenario was made so ghastly and obtrusive that I guess most women and kids would be too frightened to try eating out at the prison-like eatery. |
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The area will slowly open up to tourism, but the priority is to allow the Aboriginal communities to maintain their way of life without obtrusive interruption. |
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The void of the Berlin Museum is incessant, obtrusive and silent. |
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Offshore wind turbines are less obtrusive than turbines on land, as their apparent size and noise is mitigated by distance. |
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Not at all obtrusive, no gaudy pop-art look, as we had feared. |
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The Transpalock 900 turnstile simply and effectively controls passage without creating an obtrusive barrier. The stylish design can match many surroundings to provide indoor security access control. |
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Like most of his music, it is made largely with obtrusive sounds: whisperings, clatterings, rattlings and time and again, though always differently, crepitations suggesting the striking of matches. |
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Poorly conceived partitioning and space planning can create uneven and obtrusive heating and cooling control throughout the interior of occupied spaces. |
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Not obtrusive, but to the point and at the right moment. |
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The other type, the counsellor, is the less obtrusive eminence, a person of influence who holds no official position but whose advice is sought by people in official positions. |
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The pronunciation keys for foreign words at the bottom of each stanza are a bit much, but in general the diacritics clarify Mac Low's intentions without being obtrusive. |
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The facade of the building was ornamented with obtrusive sculpted designs. |
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