41.   The upturn could soften the impact on Kroger if its shoppers start frequenting the high-price deli counter instead of the low-price grocery aisles.

42.   To do it he will have to throw his weight behind a useful Democratic proposal aimed at softening the impact of trade agreements on workers who lose their jobs.

43.   To soften the impact of the bad news, minimize the element of surprise.

44.   Unions searched for ways to soften the impact.

45.   Photos from the site showed the plane was virtually intact, its impact apparently softened by the soft jungle floor.

46.   A trans-Atlantic free-trade zone could soften the impact of restrictive trade practices on the United States by Japan and other Asian countries.

47.   Camdessus said that while capital controls do have a short-term cost in terms of loss of international standing, Malaysia had done a good job of softening their impact.

48.   Camdessus said that while capital controls do have a short-term cost in terms of loss of international standing, Malaysia had done a good job at softening their impact.

49.   Clinton has defended the law at every stop, while promising to try to soften its impact.

50.   Democrats hoped to soften the impact by hammering away at Social Security, an issue they see breaking their way.