Sentence examples for well softened from inspiring English sources
Turn the heat down and cook until well softened; about 20-25 minutes.
Pasta all'amatriciana: Remove pancetta with a slotted spoon and, in the juices left behind, saute a sliced medium onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until well softened, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt half the butter in a frying pan and fry the onion on a medium heat until well softened, then add the carrot and fry, stirring, until both are soft and beginning to brown.
Makes 10-12 125g salted butter, well softened 150g soft light brown sugar 1 large egg 175g plain flour 30g cocoa powder ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 50g milk chocolate, in chunks 50g dark chocolate, in chunks 50g white chocolate, in chunks 1 Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Line a couple of large baking trays with baking parchment.
The big payday may well soften any lingering tensions.
Avocado stuffing starts off well: soften the chives and mushrooms in butter, then add flour to thicken.
John Tamny, writing in Forbes, seconds the notion that Mr. Ryan might well soften the anti-China rhetoric at the top of the Republican ticket and "walk Romney back from his economically illiterate and potentially disastrous China-bashing".
(Some of this is contrived: increased health-care coverage may well soften the sting of jobs lost to freer trade, but that is not why Mr Obama is pursuing it).The mercy of othersLaudable as most of these microeconomic moves are, rebalancing depends crucially on two macroeconomic levers Mr Obama either cannot or will not touch: interest rates and the dollar.
Prices will surely come down from any pre-invasion spike, says Edward Morse of Hetco, an energy-trading firm, but "it is almost inconceivable that oil prices can crash in a manner similar to what occurred in 1991".In fact, prices might well soften to just above the $25 level that Mr Desmarest of France's Total gushes about.
Despite positive projections for the industry in 2019, there are signs that the economy is slowing, and that could very well soften consumer spending.
The new pope, Francis, who assumed the role more than a year ago, is known for his populism as well, softening some of Catholicism's autocratic strictures and even connecting with the faithful through Twitter.
