Word: softeners
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...moonlight chilliness of his mood, his refusal to soften the deepening ambiguities of truth (as he saw it), the pitiless obsession of his God-seeking, and the scary symbolism in which he embodied his God-seeking, have kept Kafka from becoming a popular writer. Yet readers with the requisite staying power will find that in the scope of the problem to which he dedicated himself, in the depth and integrity of his discernments and in the variety of means by which he dramatized his vision in terms of everyday life (thereby giving to everyday life new implications and new dimensions...
...came back with the report that the French Directory only wanted peace, the chief effect of which was to soften American public opinion at the very moment when the Government was trying its best to appear strong. Congress was incensed. The well-meaning Logan got no more than a tongue-lashing, but Congress passed the Logan Act as a curb on all future self-appointed spokesmen...
...home in West Springfield, Mass, was just a few blocks from the roundhouse where Leo's railroading father worked. It was a self-respecting if tough neighborhood. Of French descent, Leo went to St. Louis Roman Catholic Church. But two years as an altar boy did not soften him noticeably. At 17, Leo was the best pool shot in town (though his habit of talking to his opponent while the latter was lining up a shot was not considered ethical), and the brassiest guy on the Wico Electric Co. baseball club...
...Columbia University's dental college, Dentist Daniel Ziskin has decided that concentrated lemon and grapefruit juice, both highly acid, do indeed soften tooth enamel. (Orange juice, less acid, seems to be safe.) But acid is not the only villain. The real damage is done by brushing acid-softened teeth with a stiff brush or gritty dentifrices. If not followed by too vigorous brushing, drinking diluted citrus juices once a day is perfectly all right, says Ziskin...
...holiday mood, Picasso swept his new quarters free of archaic coins and archeological treasures, painted the walls bright green to soften the Riviera sunlight, locked himself in with an armload of paints and brushes, and started to work. For eight hours a day, for almost four months, he worked...