Sentence examples for General softening from inspiring English sources
In matters on the field, Goodell gets blasted by many ex-players and current defensive players over the ambiguity of the new safety rules and the general "softening" of the game.
There has been no great awakening, more a general softening.
Israeli officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the French meeting was part of a general softening in the European position toward Hamas.
It was not long after that Biffen made a speech calling for "consolidation", "a balanced ticket" and a general softening and civilising of the whole line.
Major job losses were in manufacturing and finance, the latter a direct result of a general softening of the housing market.
The press has in general softened a bit.
A14 Attorney General Softens Tone In his first months as attorney general, Alberto R. Gonzales is promoting a softer image for the Justice Department and seeking to burnish two legacies: the department's often-strained relations with Congress under his predecessor, John Ashcroft; and criticism of his own role in formulating the Bush administration's policies on torture.
General Đính softened the punishment at the behest of a fellow officer, and put the former diplomat under house arrest instead of placing him in jail.
Many cite the forced departure of Clarkson and Edwards as a vivid example of how mortgage companies and law firms successfully exploit connections to Florida's attorney general to soften legal probes, insulating themselves against the consequences of alleged law-breaking.
Do you believe that it was a few bad apples at Abu Ghraib, that that was not a bunch of enlisted people operating under some general guidelines for softening up prisoners?
