Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Khmer Rouge sent to the killing fields all who spoke French or wore glasses or had soft hands. The Khmer Rouge aimed to cancel all previous history and begin at Year Zero. Utopia, this century has learned the hard way, usually bears a resemblance to hell. An evil chemistry turns the dream of salvation into damnation...
...preferred a strictly European rapid-reaction force that would not be part of NATO and could be sent anywhere in the world. Washington opposed the idea as a potential first stage in the creation of a European force in which it would have no role. French officials immediately began soft-pedaling their idea...
...soft spoken in conversation. But when riled, he becomes passionate. And his friends--and opponents--remark that he is hardly one to shy from controversy. Colin V. Gallagher, although not the most high-profile member of the class of 1991, has made a name for himself as someone who speaks loudly and sometimes acts impulsively about what he considers important...
...Horrors!" shriek some pro-death penalty conservatives. If Americans are habitually exposed to ghastly executions on the nightly news, they will become sympathetic toward murderers! They might go soft on the death penalty...
...editor Baecher's goals is to help kids become aware of the hard sells and soft sells that are everywhere. A regular feature, "The Sneaky Sell," has reported on hidden ads, called advertorials, that appear in kids' publications purporting to be part of the contents. For the investment-minded youngster, "Money Talk" follows the progress -- or lack thereof -- of earnings from $500 that the magazine put into various accounts last spring. (A mutual fund for stocks has dropped behind money-market and other financial investments.) And if a pal borrows money and does not pay it back, the magazine proposes...