21.   Though many of its contemporaries have softened their edge, Slayer has continued to keep its music as extreme as its lyrics.

22.   Unions function best when they soften the harshest edges of capitalism, not try to change its nature.

23.   Ford softens his edge, without losing his sex appeal.

24.   He then moved her husband and softened the edges around each figure to make them blend into the new picture.

25.   Though always crisply coiffed, well-dressed and sophisticated, Elizabeth Dole tries to soften her edges.