The austere settings in the game came about because testers spent too much time trying to complete the puzzles using decorative but non-functional elements.

The setting, spectacular and austere, has provided inspiration for many of his works over the years.

Many of the most important negotiations among feudal clan leaders were carried out in the austere and serene setting of the tea ceremony.

Rumail found it a fit setting for his own Tower, austere and honest.

After retiring from acting, he lived in California, in what was considered an "austere" setting, where he and his wife enjoyed their privacy.

But unlike the austere setting for Stella's work, the Schnabel show has a lot of atmosphere.

Did he also find the words, and the opera, a trifle ludicrous in the austere setting of the Optherian Complex?

Most of the audience had stood in line outside for an hour or longer to hear Ms. Wilson sing in this austere and intimate setting.

And Azafrán, despite the austere setting and punishing acoustics, has plenty of heart.

An altarpiece stood against one of the bare walls, its richness quite out of place in such an austere setting.