Sentence examples for over softness from inspiring English sources

The deeper question of why "roguish, misfit-ish" men might seek brutality and extreme discipline over softness and a hot meal remains unanswered, as usual.

On the one hand, there is little reason to equate, for example, "hardness" with strength and assign a higher value to it over "softness".

Like any decent paellero, Rocher values chewiness over dreamy softness, mountain herbs over the raw smack of saffron, the communal experience over the desires of an individual diner, and almost anything over soupiness.

"He doesn't know what he's going to do next," said Neil Warnock, "so the full-back doesn't have a chance, does he?" Mile Jedinak belted in a third from a 25-yard free-kick and, while Liverpool could complain over the softness of that award, they still ended bedraggled and well beaten.

The babies, they were surprised to discover, overwhelmingly chose softness over sustenance.

In Assisi, James looks out over "the teeming softness of the great vale of Umbria," and watches "the beautiful plain mellow into the tones of twilight".

But many are also wary of the furor that could arise among conservative voters over any perceived softness on those who are here illegally.

Then, after declaring in August, Mr Perry soared ahead of Mr Romney, only to plummet because of ghastly debate performances and a row over his alleged softness towards illegal immigrants.

"Had there not crept a softness over the nation, a passion for amusement, a love of luxury among the rich, and of mere physical comfort among the middle class?

But, recently, the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal, and George Bush's perceived softness over Israel's crackdown in Gaza, have had precisely the opposite effect.So the authorities in America, Britain and elsewhere must continue trying to prepare the public for the possibility of a big terrorist attack, while doing their utmost to step up surveillance of terrorist suspects.

Still, the show drew critical praise and network president Phil Griffin is not going to lose any sleep over some slight softness in a first week.