Around the headland is another, slightly quieter beach, with colourful fishing boats pulled up on the sand.

"Well, it does," I said, in a slightly quieter tone.

In a second, a slightly quieter environment reigned as Quinton answered the phone.

Wilcox led her to a slightly quieter part of the shop floor.

I say "slightly quieter" because there is no door between the bar and the rear dining room and the noise spills over.

The party was slightly quieter, but there were still plenty of people about.

Following this, the song then moves into a slightly quieter choir chorus, before the lyrical section.

- This is a slightly quieter day but there remain plenty of attractive events on offer.

"Forces wax and wane, but knowledge takes the same amount of effort in every age," she said in a slightly quieter voice.

The singer went back into the room and the MTV show died down to a slightly quieter level as the door was closed.