1.   Knowledgeable wine producers try to cushion the shock for newcomers by leaving some sugar in the wine during the fermentation process.

2.   Now, to cushion the shock, Washington sent out consultation missions throughout the world.

3.   The air inside the chamber acts as a damper that absorbs and cushions the shock of the moving water.

4.   While some strategies for coping with a different climate might be devised, it would probably not be possible to cushion all shocks.

5.   But that does little to cushion the shock for workers who have spent decades at the plant, union officials say.

6.   Fusing companies by trading stock instead of money has become popular between corporations in the United States and Europe because it cushions the shock of currency fluctuations.

7.   The aid agencies allowed one relative to accompany the injured to Faisabad, to cushion the shock and help with treatment.