Sentence examples for contributed to a softening from inspiring English sources

In China, ongoing economic uncertainty also contributed to a softening in sentiment towards gold, as did changing consumer behaviour.

In the movie, the main character's love for pinot noir helped prompt a 70percentt sales gain for that varietal in 2005, while his disdain for merlot probably contributed to a softening of demand for that red wine.

ʿArafāt's decision to support Iraq during the 1990 91 Persian Gulf War alienated the PLO's key financial donors among the gulf oil states and contributed to a further softening of its position regarding peace with Israel.

I think his retreat from public life in the last few years helped soften his image in many minds, and may have contributed to a more gentle remembrance.

Realizing how poorly that message was received, they have since softened their position about the speed and depth of the cuts; their indecision contributed to a recent fall in the polls.

These results indicated that overexpression of SlNAC1 led to ABA accumulation, which at least contributed to fruit softening.

Frequent exposure to dietary or gastric acid will lead to a softening of the dental hard tissues, making it easier for forces of attrition and abrasion to contribute significantly to the overall wear on the teeth.

Recently, a novel group of Pinb-2 variants described as Pinb-like genes [ 23- 25] demonstrated to an inability to significantly contribute to grain softening when compared to the Puroindoline-D1 genes [ 26, 27] and also do not have intimate association with some quality characterizations surveyed by Mohler et al. [ 28].

17 Consequently, cell wall degrades and the cells separate that contribute to increased softening.

Bisoprolol discontinuation may contribute to softening of the restricted left ventricular contraction and improvement of the decreased cardiac output.

Researchers have also raised concerns about the alignment of 'risky products' and sporting events, with research indicating that these associations help to contribute to softening the perception of any risks associated with these products and may negatively impact on health and social outcomes [ 2, 27- 32].