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...ISRAEL bowed to American decisions that elevated the Palestinians to near equal status, giving the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation two of everything: two conference rooms, two briefings, even two speeches at the sessions. Those concessions allowed Israel to soften its image of intransigence...
After years of pushing for corporate withdrawal from South Africa, Harvard investment advocates are recommending that the University soften its stance on some companies with holdings in that country in light of recent events there...
...think this respect and admiration will soften the Crimson players' competitive edge...
Robinson's aggressive p.r. tactics have sometimes misfired. In the tangled fight for RJR Nabisco, she failed to soften the reckless bravado of client Ross Johnson in his abortive attempt to buy the food and tobacco company he headed. The defeat was a setback for her husband too. American Express's Shearson Lehman unit had bankrolled Johnson, and Jim Robinson had worked closely on the deal. More recently, she sought to portray Milken as a misunderstood benefactor of the poor. But the campaign had little impact on perceptions of the junk man, who is serving a 10-year sentence...
That is exactly what Fuller did to Harvard: soften up its 'D', and help Holy Cross notch its 20th consecutive win against Ivy competition...