11.   The message Rubin is expected to deliver in a meeting with Mahathir on Monday is unlikely to soothe his feelings.

12.   The president also will try to soothe the feelings of advocates for the poor who opposed the welfare overhaul bill he signed recently.

13.   They knew when, where and how to lodge complaints, lobby for minutes, soothe bad feelings and find a way to make it all better.

14.   Venezuelan leaders are now trying to soothe feelings in U.S. financial and political circles.

15.   With all these competing forces, the administration is finding it difficult to soothe feelings between two stubborn sides.

16.   He said he hoped his review would result in improvements in the programs and sought to soothe feelings on both sides.