"The general tone was 'This guy has never published in the field.' "

A norm in current society, at a wild guess, is probably around a general tone 2.8.

The general tone of the show is, however, anything but elegiac.

The general tone of the album is much more fun and there are slow songs.

The agency's leaders said they were pleased with the report's general tone and would take the recommendations seriously.

Possibly, however, later years have brought improvements in the general tone of mine life.

The general tone of the Israeli press remained positive, however.

The general tone has been described as charming, innocent, and sometimes funny.

Perhaps she didn't know the facts, but the general tone of what he had written must have gotten through to her.

There were a few skeptics about the general tone of gloom.