Word: soft
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...He’s a very modest guy; he is reserved and soft spoken,” she says. “I’ve never heard anyone say anything—even just a tiny bit edged—about...
...Though Harrell’s performance was mostly characterized by the dreamlike quality of nebulous sound, sometimes so soft that listeners had to strain their ears to hear the pitch, his virtuosity was not dampened by his sensitivity to touch and tone in the lyrical sections. Every note in the spiccato passages of later movements was clearly articulated, and difficult ascending scales and slides were timed to perfection...
...part, Geithner has shown a solid mix of composure and creativity throughout. In testimony on Capitol Hill and in public statements he comes across as levelheaded and even soft-spoken. Says John Sexton, the president of New York University, who previously chaired the committee that picked Geithner for the New York Fed job: "I've been in conversations with Tim on critically important and time-sensitive issues, crises, and I've been struck by his ability to stay calm...
...Shopkeeper A short walk from where Lu's daughter died, a temporary town has sprouted. Nearly 4,000 residents from the mountainside village of Tangjiashan, which was destroyed in a landslide, now live in makeshift houses, among which Luo Xiqun, 22, runs a tiny shop selling soft drinks, beer, hot sauce, instant noodles, cooking oil and toothpaste. She and her boyfriend Yang Yong had planned to marry this year. Then the earthquake struck, flattening their house and burying their wedding nest egg. At the time, money was the last thing on Luo's mind. "I wanted to live," she says...
...serial whisperer” back in business? Female residents of Hollis North said they received late-night calls Sunday from a soft-spoken man asking to talk. The caller identified himself as “Michael,” saying that he was a construction worker from the Boston area. “He just wanted to talk to someone,” said Lauren A. Onofrey ’12, who received one of the calls. “He sounded legitimately very sad.” The description of the calls earlier this week echo those...