Sentence examples for was not softened from inspiring English sources

The bristling aggression with which Shylock entertains the first mention from Basanio that Antonio is looking for a loan was not softened.

But the president was not softening his partisan tone, noting that his job-creation ideas could be paid for if Republicans were willing to allow millionaires pay somewhat more in taxes.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz last night insisted he was not softening his stance on same-sex marriage following reports of comments he made at an event hosted by two gay businessmen.

In September, members of his National Hispanic Advisory Council quit after he delivered a speech on immigration that made it clear he was not softening his stance on mass deportations.

"It seemed like if the music, the message wasn't softened, it wouldn't make it.

Its gaze is not softened for Hollywood.

He loved the terse form and double-edged speech of blues singers ("their sadness is not softened by tears but hardened by laughter," he said), and he packed jazz rhythms into his varied carols of black life.

Where Mandanipour's love story fails to generate any great interest of its own, the two young actors in "Through the Olive Trees" are utterly solid and realized; and, paradoxically, their solidity is not softened by Kiarostami's postmodern self-consciousness but magically enhanced by it.

If you've toasted them and you want maximum crunch factor, pack them separately so they're not softened by the water in your vegetables.

(PER mats are still made of PVC but are not softened with pthalates. Please do not buy the hype that they will "decompose easily when you eventually get rid of the mat after years of wear").

Make sure the graham crackers are not softened by humidity, and make sure the house is not attracting ants.