Word: softener
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...raised by the insult itself: What should a woman do when a fellow calls her a bitch? We already know Hillary Clinton's response. She invited the perpetrator and his mom to her house for a visit and consulted with women from the press on how to yet again "soften her image." But could there perhaps be some other form of response, one that would be less humiliating to Ms. Clinton and the entire female race...
...aura of Thomas Jefferson without losing individuality. He sculpted the Reagan pompadour to more modest dimensions but kept the slightly unruly wave up front, suggesting a man of flair, but disciplined. George Bush needed less attention than the others, but Pitts found that a slightly rounder cut helped soften Bush's lean face. When Bush lost the l992 election, Milt was chagrined. There had to be some other factor, he reckoned, worrying that Clinton's mod, over-the-ears hair had turned the tide, though Pitts was convinced Clinton's hair was not short enough and was too pointed...
...conservative, patriarchal church, which helps explain his increasingly autocratic and negative pronouncements on such subjects as the ordination of women and artificial birth control. For all his manifest charisma and personal compassion, these critics charge, John Paul rules with an iron hand -- and there is no velvet glove to soften...
...only effective during the first few weeks of pregnancy. It induces a miscarriage by interfering with the production of the hormone progesterone, which helps soften the lining of the uterus. Without progesterone, the surface of the uterus breaks down, causing menstruation and expulsion of the fertilized...
...Coop has taken steps to soften the blow for student members, including a 10 percent discount on fall textbook purchases. Many students, in fact, will benefit more from this discount than from the now extincl rebate...