I asked softly, and with the proper tone of harmless curiosity.

But it's President Clinton who has truly set the proper tone.

They claim the story has no function except to set the proper tone for what follows.

He would want a student or two eventually, for the proper tone and gravity, but they could come later.

The second objective is to set the proper "tone at the top" for conducting the engagement.

"I have men who would be good at expressing the proper tone."

But it was Edwards who set the proper tone.

I could see him try to settle on an attitude, the proper tone.

He tried to return his voice to the proper tone of light banter.

I hadn't even remembered to call him "Lord," let alone kept the proper tone of a servant to his master.