I have gladly observed prominent figures -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- call for a softening of extreme rhetoric.
Had surgery created the freakish appearance, or softened a more extreme original?
My normal feeling of extreme revulsion toward rats has softened considerably, into something resembling... a less extreme form of revulsion.
The ability of molybdenum to withstand extreme temperatures without significantly expanding or softening makes it useful in applications that involve intense heat, including the manufacture of armor, aircraft parts, electrical contacts, industrial motors and filaments.
(Trump later softened the policy to "extreme vetting").. Trump has suggested that Vladimir Putin's Russia could be a U.S. ally; Mattis considers Putin a major threat, and believes the U.S. should do more to help Ukraine.
On Sunday, Trump softened his position to "extreme vetting" of immigrants from nations with a history of terror, but that kind of policy stance could still block Syrians from relocating to the US.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO Secretary General, expressed extreme concern three days later although he softened his tone after meeting Mr Ivanishvili.Yet ordinary Georgians appear more circumspect.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a former economics professor, defended his government's borrowing plan this week, saying that it was necessary to stimulate the economy and "to soften the harsh edges of extreme poverty".
Another explanation is that extreme heat influences pavement conditions (e.g., pavement softening), which may then be related to the risk of crashes (Mills and Andrey 2002).
Some subtlety - a bit of grey to soften the extremes - is the next stage, for there are no half measures between biff, even in defence, and block.
