| The more ambitious and well favoured tend to become obtrusive, and, eventually, inevitably, an embarrassment to their masters. |
| Ashley's response was cut short by a loud, obtrusive cough from where Jimmy sat to my left. |
| Yet I was overwhelmed by the kindness of Laotian people, who were warm without being obtrusive, direct without being rude. |
| In his case, and perhaps in yours as well, the direction isn't obtrusive in any way. |
| So now you have a rather obtrusive opening on the ground floor with a view into an empty basement without stores or food outlets. |
| The courts have been inconsistent, often influenced by how obtrusive the display is and whether a genuine historic context is involved. |
