| It was as if he was planning his next move, with the subtlety and care of an admiral commanding a fleet of warships. |
| There are kinds of subtlety and metaphorical allusiveness that are easier to achieve in comics than in novels. |
| One may jib, like George Orwell, at Greene's belief that a brutally stupid gangster is capable of intellectual subtlety. |
| As you can see, this is already shaping up to be a winner for subtlety and rapier wit. |
| The structural subtlety of the concerto, with its conjoined movements, was adroitly handled by both orchestra and soloist. |
| Only the most inept of dramatists could deliver a romance so completely lacking in depth and subtlety. |
