tone-setter

Bette Bourne, one of the headliners of this three-week event, was a good tone-setter: He has already come and gone (and too bad), but his loose self-presentation in "A Life in Three Acts" at the Terrace Theater was, in form and content, an inviting two hours of rebellion.

Theater review: 'On the Fringe: Eye on Edinburgh' at the Kennedy Center Nelson Pressley 2010

If the Giants hoped that first play would be something of a tone-setter, it really wasn't.

Again, Giants Are Brady Kryptonite Mike Sielski 2012

What is his most important function: strategist or tone-setter, and how relevant is the position at all?

How Much Credit Does He Deserve? Mike Sielski 2011

A beautiful song makes way for a restrained synth-led workout; it's a real tone-setter.

Harangue the DJ: James Priestley 2011

But Monday is a tone-setter for the entire season.

What Kevin Anderson's hiring means for Gary Williams and Ralph Friedgen 2010

•Offensive line: Alan Faneca should pay immediate dividends as a revamped line's fiery tone-setter.

Mangenius? Third season will prove coach's worth in N.Y. 2008

•Secondary: Bob Sanders is the torpedo-tackling tone-setter for a crew that calls itself "The Hit Squad."

For Colts, another fast start hinges on Manning's knee 2008

As the President acknowledged himself, the $100 million is more a tone-setter than a meaningful sum in a federal budget of over $3 trillion.

Deborah Weinstein: Obama Is on the Right Track When It Comes to Eliminating Government Waste 2009

As the President acknowledged himself, the $100 million is more a tone-setter than a meaningful sum in a federal budget of over $3 trillion.

Deborah Weinstein: Obama Is on the Right Track When It Comes to Eliminating Government Waste 2009

This was the tone-setter; forget Mark Warner because everyone else in the country has.

Hillary: "Were You In This Campaign Just For Me?" 2009