“The various modes of motion are quantized, meaning that only certain discrete energy states are possible.”

“Cutaneous viral warts are discrete benign epithelial proliferations caused by the human papilloma virus.”

“First, the titin molecule is composed of a discrete number of globular domains and a nonglobular segment.”

“The filmmaker himself is most discreet when it comes to discussing his private life, past and present.”

“As I said, you need to be discreet with this information, and you'll understand why when I get to the end.”

“A fine, tasteful piece of neckwear enables a man to make a discreet fashion statement without feeling foolish.”

“By function and importance, a discretionary decision to grant ultimate relief to a noncitizen is conceptually different from the discretionary decision to reopen a specific case in light of new evidence.”

“If a court was entitled to look at wide social issues, then really what is being said is that the court's role is a discretionary one.”

“Other, more general equitable principles might justify the refusal of this discretionary remedy.”

“In essence, it allows the discretional implementation of the regulation depending on corporate requirements.”

“Ms Fernández has cut the share in total public spending of discretional transfers to provinces and municipalities by half in the past two years.”

“There should be more discretional powers for the police in the execution of restraining orders.”