What I love most about stonechats, which are almost invariably in pairs, is their unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk] Reference
Blogs are such great ways of exploring a voice and seeing what you can do with it, and generally I love their unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [A Review and Resolutions « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
No tablet can compete with the mobility of a smartphone, its ease of fitting into your pocket or purse, its unobtrusiveness when used in a crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Jobs: why Android isn't open, and we won't build a 7" iPad] Reference
Their greatest charm is their unobtrusiveness, just as the charm and distinguishing mark of a well-dressed person is that the dress is not striking or obtrusive. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls] Reference
There was a subtlety in the predators that defied description and eluded cameras, a capacity to move without exciting attention, a wraithlike quality of unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Bangs: Full of Croc: Why Not to Mess Around in Small Boats in Africa] Reference
Where is this quietness and unobtrusiveness in you?. From Wordnik.com. [The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year] Reference
The charm of all we do lies in its unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of Two Brides] Reference
He was an object of observation from his very unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Vivian Grey] Reference
Byzanz does not attempt to do be smarter than you are. unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Planet GNOME] Reference
A proper sport-tourer is quiet to the point of unobtrusiveness - that's why cops use them. From Wordnik.com. [Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Nellie was a good girl, and I think had a sort of quiet respect for Old Fagg's unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
In the field, report retrieval is more important than the unobtrusiveness of report generation. From Wordnik.com. [LXer Linux News] Reference
Their indefatigable unobtrusiveness, their kindly, faithful service I both dread and appreciate. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Art of Reading] Reference
It must be the strongest tint in the room, and yet it must have the unobtrusiveness of strength. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples] Reference
With a characteristically convenient unobtrusiveness, Sir Evelyn Baring had vanished from the scene. From Wordnik.com. [The End of General Gordon: Paras. 67-99] Reference
Their unobtrusiveness is what the inquirer appreciates in matters of religious research particularly. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Problems in Western Canada] Reference
John knew and loved him too well to heed; and his tact and unobtrusiveness made Henry rely on him more and more. From Wordnik.com. [The Caged Lion] Reference
Three minutes later, with equal unobtrusiveness, more money was brought, lest the supply of the table should run low. From Wordnik.com. [The Guests Of Hercules] Reference
Strangely enough, Mrs. Porter, opposed to racing as she was, came quite readily under the glamor of his artistic unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Thoroughbreds] Reference
He was rather flashily dressed, but he had the ease of manner that enabled him to carry his clothed with peculiar unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose in the Ring] Reference
The relative unobtrusiveness of a kayak or canoe lends itself perfectly to fantastic vantage points from which to observe wildlife. From Wordnik.com. [Examiner California Headlines] Reference
Always the instinct was to pause in order that the row might die away, that the man might shrink to his accustomed unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Places] Reference
Upon the dark-green background this harmony of rose and pearl glows like an old illumination; its unobtrusiveness deepens the charm. From Wordnik.com. [The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing] Reference
NET are great improvements over the meager clipboard built into Windows, I prefer M8 Free Clipboard for its simplicity and unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [The Download Blog: Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors]
The goal of the developers was to achieve an emotional experience when accelerating and rev-matching, but unobtrusiveness at constant speeds. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
The audience for this popular European car doesn't want it to change its look every year-they like constancy, reliability and unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Even the nonchalant Mr. Gregory could not ignore her in his customary polite manner, though quiet refinement and peculiar unobtrusiveness seemed her characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [Opening a Chestnut Burr] Reference
If you want the performance of an external antenna, but yearn for the unobtrusiveness of an internal antenna, take a look at the blade antenna option described below. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Your quiet unobtrusiveness will I fear cause you to be passed by, while some one not half so worthy, will take the place which you should have held in the affections of. From Wordnik.com. [Home Lights and Shadows] Reference
He worked hard but worked with such unobtrusiveness that unless one scrutinized him closely the subtle power that lay behind his hand and brain might have passed unsuspected. From Wordnik.com. [Flood Tide] Reference
But the plain was barren of brush or timber; he did not dream that this omission and the very unobtrusiveness of his hiding-place would be his salvation from a greater danger. From Wordnik.com. [A Waif of the Plains] Reference
A gentleman is its entire harmony, unobtrusiveness, and becomingness. From Wordnik.com. [Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life.] Reference
Andy Carroll has no gift for unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Carroll's leap at the Emirates continues the striker's rapid rise] Reference
One home was spectacular in its unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
America, is a model of unobtrusiveness. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to World Trade Center (PG-13)] Reference
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