Sentence examples for to be softened from inspiring English sources

Austerity agreements need to be softened to allow for growth measures to address high joblessness.

First, the market needs to be softened up for bad news.

That's because curly green kale has leathery leaves that need to be softened before you can serve them raw.

A provision that takes back subsidies if someone's income rises in a year was going to be softened.

Some lawyers say that by avoiding compromise, the court's majority rulings are clearer because they do not need to be softened to win votes.

"The monumentality of the scale of the buildings really needed to be softened up by a different, pedestrian scale," she added.

The teaching unions remain opposed to pay being devolved but attitudes appear to be softening in some quarters.

Now Chubb appears to be softening up.

Yet he appeared to be softening in old age.

By last year, Justice Breyer's position seemed to be softening.

By Thursday, the agency appeared to be softening its tone.