In a famous story in Chinese history, Mr. Yang said, you give your enemy a soft response as a test.
The soft response suggested the Kremlin has learned its lesson after a protest on 5 December over rigged elections the previous day, which was broken up and resulted in several leading opposition figures being given short jail sentences.
Such a setback for 20 years of Western efforts to bolster Ukraine's independence is a grim prospect; EU countries should make clear to Mr Putin that it would damage relations with Russia.Brickbats and beetrootsFears of Russian influence must not be allowed to dictate a soft response to Mr Yanukovych's autocratic ways.
Under tension, both extracted fiber ribbons and old tendrils exhibit twistless overwinding rather than unwinding, with an initially soft response followed by strong strain-stiffening at large extensions.
Along with his relatively soft response, Desus Nice and Kid Mero commented on the senator's turtle likeness.
However, cybersecurity experts argue the proposals are at best a soft response to the country's core data security issues, and could potentially weaken or even criminalize academic and private sector research and communication on software vulnerabilities.
He has the appropriate, soft response, but his body language is hard, uncomfortable, and fierce.
"In almost all markets, the iPhone 5S and 5C releases have given iOS a significant bounce compared to the previous month," analyst Dominic Sunnebo writes, pointing to "incremental releases" often seeing softer responses from the market.
The predictions indicate that the use of non-coaxial models leads to softer responses, compared with those using conventional coaxial models.
Mr. Kim, who has made reconciliation with the North his primary objective since his election in December 1997, appeared to favor a considerably softer response to the revelation of North Korea's nuclear program than that of some American officials.
