Sentence examples for soft periods from inspiring English sources

The evolutionary framework developed in this study gives an alternative to the cyclic-biphasic model developed on Leccinum (ECM Boletales) [ 6], which implies more or less soft periods of host contractions and extensions driven by environmental changes, in which coevolution does not act significantly.

The scene is set for a soft period in the first and second quarters.

July is traditionally a soft period for newspaper sales with the start of the school summer holiday season, and this year the month included a heatwave.

The slowing inflation rate could be a result of good harvest weather in China, said Tim Condon at ING. "Typically the months we need to worry about for food in China are in the middle of the year and the beginning January/February which are Lunar New Year contagion months, so we're in the soft period now for food component inflation," he said.

A survey released on Saturday showing a slowdown in China's factory sector had added to concerns that the world economy is entering a softer period.

There was a late rush and that was compounded with a soft autumn period.

It had the same name but was now Graydon Carter's third restaurant, in a "soft opening" period.

But none of this is going to come cheap: a one-bedroom suite (earth-tone palate with teak, black granite and bronze details), which has been renting out from $750 to $1,000 a night during the hotel's "soft" opening period, will rise to about $2,000 after the official opening in early August.

Many of the 16 directors of state-run exchanges are describing October as a "soft launch" period, when Americans can start exploring their coverage options — but on Web sites that may be incomplete, vulnerable to glitches and perhaps not ready for an onslaught of customers.

Construction continued throughout the soft opening period of the park, which began on March 18 , 2010

The features are expected to undergo some testing during a soft opening period this weekend.