Obtrusive Sentence Examples

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  • In all the ecclesiastical contests of the twenty years which followed 1845, Keble took a part, not loud or obtrusive, but firm and resolute, in maintaining those High Anglican principles with which his life had been identified.

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  • The fence had the strength to contain cattle without being visually obtrusive on the landscaped parkland.

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  • Nor was there any difference in the level of service which was attentive, not obtrusive.

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  • Cars spaces could then be arranged in chevron to get the maximum in and to look less obtrusive.

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  • Some individuals may find wind turbines an obtrusive feature to the landscape that can detract from the scenic quality of a neighborhood or area, perhaps even affecting property values.

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  • It's not obtrusive, or geeky, but it's an extra little frisson for the fans.

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  • Her playing is brilliant but never obtrusive, full of atmosphere and subtly virtuosic.

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  • In short Regular Pegasus wearers might find the second density a little obtrusive at first, as the ride doesn't feel quite as plush.

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  • The least expensive option is to construct shallow swales to deflect surface water to less obtrusive sections of the course.

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  • Also, dark sky enthusiasts are interested in reducing obtrusive light, also called ' light trespass ' .

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  • We learn that Diogenes and Crates sought to force their principles upon their fellows in an obtrusive, tactless manner.

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  • As for the modern ivory statuette or alcove ornament, of which great numbers are now carved for the foreign market, it certainly stands on a plane much higher than the netsuke, since anatomical defects which escape notice in the latter owing to its diminutive size, become obtrusive in the former.

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  • Although patent leather is taking front and center on the fashion runways this season, its less obtrusive sister is kicking back on the rack just waiting to be paired with anything and everything in your closet.

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  • These just may be the new, less obtrusive skateboard.

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  • It's designed to play up a woman's natural beauty with feminine detailing and colors that aren't too distracting (think black, nude and other soft colors less obtrusive than a whisper, with the occasional red thrown in the mix).

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  • It has come down in a very corrupt state, and its difficulties are increased by the unpoetical nature of the subject, the straining after conciseness, and the obtrusive use of metaphor.

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  • The facts are not obtrusive, but they are horse LP sales there, interwoven in the gauzy woof of the artist's imagination.

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  • We've tried to make the links not too obtrusive, but.. .

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  • Just above Dean Locks the railroad and M6 bridges become very obtrusive, but the locks themselves are a real gem.

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  • With the passage of time, of course, memorials become less obtrusive.

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  • Whilst it is a large watch it is very comfortable to wear and does not feel obtrusive on the wrist.

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  • Certainly Jerry Fielding's music now seems unduly obtrusive.

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  • Some non-medical, personal help, such as communication support for lectures, could be regarded as obtrusive during one-to-one work involving clients.

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  • The facts are not obtrusive, but they are there, interwoven in the gauzy woof of the artist's imagination.

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  • In addition to these noxious and obtrusive forms, England has a few indigenous species belonging to the genus Ectobia, which live under stones or fallen trees in fields and woods.

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  • The weather is pleasant, the traffic noise isn't too obtrusive.

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  • His favourite theories of the nature and aims of history, of the distinction between the universal and special histories, of the duties of an historian, sound as most of them are in themselves, are enforced with wearisome iteration; more than once the effect of a graphic picture is spoilt by obtrusive moralizing.

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  • Noggin provides programming for preschoolers which is free of the commercials which parents may find obtrusive and annoying when considering what shows to allow their children watch.

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  • This isn't always obtrusive, and may be exactly what you're looking for, since some companies also kick back a portion of any sales made through your site (known as affiliate programs).

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  • Particularly obtrusive is the cicada (semi), of which there are many species.

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