Word: softeners
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...hearts of middle England, without which Blair would not have won Labour's stunning victories in 1997 and 2001. Still, he's trying. At the final press conference before the election, almost jolly in his role as heir apparent, Brown deviated from his prepared text to soften rousing attacks on the privileged into gentler critiques of their privileges. Says a Blair ally: "If they can reach a grand modus vivendi, Tony will be delighted." That would be some relief, after an election in which the prime-ministerial nose was comprehensively bloodied...
...example, in any year, only about 15 biochemical engineers and 100 doctors graduate in the undergraduate system. This is in spite of having 800,000 students enroll in first grade annually. In this system, losing a biochemical engineer is a huge blow to the economy. Developing nations need to soften this effect by setting up vocational training institutes teaching modern skills such as computer programming, accounting, and hardware maintenance so as to harness this workforce. Nelson Mandela’s proposal of setting up AU-run regional universities all over Africa would do this and more. The universities would...
Student efforts have yet to soften the administration...
...grapes carefully and blend grapes from several different vineyards. During fermentation, they make dozens of choices, such as what the temperature in the tank should be and what kind of yeast should be added. Reverse osmosis can also be used to remove excess water or alcohol; micro-oxygenation can soften a red wine's tannins so you can drink it now rather than wait a decade...
...flock and garner a certain sympathy even when announcing a teaching that some of them disagreed with. It was one of his great gifts to be able to maintain a connection even with many of the people of his Church who disagreed with him. And that pastoral brilliance softened his conservative legacy within the Church. So the question becomes, is Benedict XVI capable of developing a pastoral side that could similarly soften the impact of his doctrinal side, which has been prominent for so long...