Word: softeners
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...proposals, the President clearly hoped to appeal to the liberal penchant for action and forge a political document with appeal to many groups across the nation; by the generally moderate nature of the proposals and the conciliatory tone of the argument, he hoped to appease the conservatives and soften their opposition to his program...
...Look here, Friends," he growled, addressing Chicken Little, "I certainly hope Henny Penny is not insulting my integrity. I wouldn't sell people something they couldn't use. Fox Holes may not be perfect, but 'they're better than nothing.' That's our company motto. Henny Penny seeks to soften us for destruction. I'm getting to think Henny Penny should be put out of the way." The fox bared his fangs and advanced toward...
...acoustic environment, but Bruce has experimented extensively with the room, and he employs a number of interesting devices in achieving just the right type of sound. For instance, he has hung sheet blankets a short distance from all the walls and covered the entire floor with thick carpets to soften the reverberations. The result of his efforts is still a rather "live" room, but one which is infinitely comfortable to listen in. Most listening is done at a distance of fifteen to twenty feet from the speakers. This seems to add to the illusion of live performance, since imperfections such...
...discrimination in the local area. Writing with much urgency but less skill, Alan Gartner has nothing new to say about the difficulties of Negroes looking for jobs and homes. Indeed, his concern is not to enlighten, but to win recruits. He includes no more information than is necessary to soften up the reader for the inevitable appeal in the final paragraph: CORE needs...
...customs official, a ruddy man with an immense fur overcoat and Russian style hat, is even more humorless than his American counterpart. This particular one showed no response whatsoever to one tourist's pathetic attempts to cope with a Serbo-Croatian customs form, though his stoniness did finally soften when another tourist requested extra stamps for her passport. For a moment, he relaxed his suspicious glare, smiled, and stamped her passport three more times...