Sentence examples for might soften some from inspiring English sources

Asked whether having American hardware, technology and intelligence to counter the roadside bombs, called I.E.D.'s for improvised explosive devices, might soften some countries' opposition to increasing troop contributions, Mr. Rasmussen replied: "I think so.

The fancy computer graphics these days might soften some of the complex edges, and make the molecule appear friendlier, more appealing, but that's not enough if you can't get a handle on how the protein fits into the scheme of things.

That the company has reduced its workforce as much as it has might soften some critics, though calls for even deeper reductions in staffing are not impossible to imagine.

But comments like Sir Emyr's made it clear that bargaining might soften the positions of some countries.

It might affect 3m-5m people, and it could not be dressed up as an effort to make a previous law work better, as Mr Bush's tweak to the 1986 law could.There are ways in which the administration might soften the move by adding some things that Republicans want too.

The launching also appeared to dash the hopes of some analysts that Mr. Kim might soften North Korea's confrontational stance.

Gov. George E. Pataki hinted in an interview today that he might soften his long-held opposition to raising some taxes or putting off planned tax cuts.

As I kicked through the unholy sea of empty canisters on my way out of the Garden, the sharp slurping of nitrous oxide balloons filling my mind, I hoped that further expansion of the family area next year might soften the nihilistic, brain-dead pursuits of some of the Gardeners.

Some of them had been nervous that the UK might soften its leadership position in the talks, given the level of climate scepticism expressed by some newspapers and Conservative backbenchers.

Taylor has of course caught flak for colluding with the "enemy" (be it cops or various gang factions), and some fans wonder if his new efforts to heal might soften his hard-edged music.

He might soften his tone but not his ideology.