Softening up a bit?

I have sensed a change in Your Majesty. A softening.

But there must be no softening of the criteria for joining the euro.

Despite a softening economy, British Prime Minister David Cameron is promising to stay the austerity course.

Although Isabela is softening with age it's still close enough to the hotspot to remain active

China s vast influence over a few fellow dictatorships still holds out the best hope of softening their misrule.

After normalizing ties with neighboring countries, he began to address regional issues, softening Uribe s radical and unpopular positions.

Such a softening of the church's position was probably the result of the public outcry in Russia's liberal press.

With global financial markets in crisis and Europe s economy softening, the challenges for the new Italian government will only become greater.

Nonetheless, the ECB has provided large amounts of liquidity to the financial system, indirectly softening the pressure on government debt refinancing.

New obstacles for the Brazilian economy could lead to softening domestic growth and the internalization of inflation, bringing the crisis home.

Latin America has achieved substantial progress in its macroeconomic policy framework, giving its authorities increased room for maneuver in softening the impact of external shocks.

Global turmoil could derail Brazil s expansion. New obstacles for the Brazilian economy could lead to softening domestic growth and the internalization of inflation, bringing the crisis home.

This practice may lead to a softening of the financing terms for a project, but can also undermine the effectiveness of both the technical cooperation and capital assistance.

6.2.4.2.1.2 No leakage or permanent deformation of an aerosol dispenser may occur, except that a plastic aerosol dispenser may be deformed through softening provided that it does not leak.

By merely softening the tone Tehran hears from Washington, Obama has weakened their hand considerably. But re instating Ahmadinejad ensures that US Iranian relations will continue down a rocky road.

The most difficult period for Chinese decision makers was between February and September 2008, when, despite abundant signs of a softening in domestic demand, overall demand remained strong, as did inflation.

Recognizing that the report comes at a sensitive time in Sino US relations, Pentagon officials are said to be editing the report with an eye toward softening any appearances of anti Chinese bias.

At the same time, repeated discussions of the same issue in various forums and under various headings should be avoided, as that led only to a softening of focus, thereby diminishing the efficiency of the Organization.

Two recent projects could be mentioned as examples of action taken improvement in drying, softening, bleaching, dyeing coir fibre yarn and in printing coir floor coverings and improvement in the physico chemical properties of jute kenaf.

Such a softening of the church's position was probably the result of the public outcry in Russia's liberal press. Yet the pogrom at the Sakharov museum provoked a chain reaction of similar attacks on contemporary art by Orthodox fundamentalists whom the church has been unable to control.

As a result, Russia is perpetually unprepared for the future. Indeed, just as its leaders failed to prepare for the fall of communism, the softening of the Russian economy shows that they are poorly equipped for the coming decades, which will be characterized by depleted resources, a declining population, and shrinking territory.