Sentence examples for soften against from inspiring English sources
The phrase "soften against" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning.
It could potentially be used in a context where one is discussing making something less harsh or severe in relation to something else, but it is not standard. Example: "The new policy aims to soften against the criticism the company has faced."
Their vertical form is difficult to soften against a gap in the border, but eventually the galega (goat's rue) which was also slow to recover its normal vigour fluffed out with the help of a liquid Maxicrop feed: its glaucous leaves blurred the vertical lines of the veronicastrums.
The euro continued to soften against the greenback, falling to $1.5429, from $1.5466.
The greenback continued to soften against foreign currencies, as the euro rose to $1.4559 Wednesday, from $1.4499 late Tuesday.
January's $17 billion trade deficit was even wider than expected and immediately caused the dollar to soften against the euro and the yen.
The dollar softened against foreign currencies Tuesday, as the euro climbed to $1.3037, from $1.2844.
The greenback softened against the euro, which climbed to 1.3489, from 1.3014 late Tuesday.
After a run higher in recent weeks the greenback softened against the euro, which rose to $1.3676 from $1.3665 late Friday.
The euro softened against the dollar Monday and European stocks stumbled to set the stage for a soft open in New York.
The main share indexes spoiled what had been a promising opening after the yen, having softened against the dollar, showed renewed signs of firming, automakers were hit by rumors of further production cuts and operating losses and construction equipment maker Komatsu warned on profits.
"It would be advantageous for the EU to soften sanctions against Belarus in light of the sanctions against Russia, to show that if a country's behaviour changes it can gradually return to favour," Lukyanov said.
In the United States, Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, said a measure to soften sanctions against Cuba, which has already passed in the House, could pass his chamber, too.
