| soften stance | 13.23 | But he softened his stance Thursday. | ||
| soften blow | 10.80 | He smiled to soften the blow. | ||
| soften position | 9.35 | Labor meanwhile was softening its position. | ||
| soften image | 5.99 | Now Dole is seeking to soften that image. | ||
| soften impact | 4.67 | But subways had softened the impact. | ||
| soften opposition | 3.55 | In recent weeks Turkey has softened its opposition. | ||
| soften stand | 3.29 | But in power Welfare has softened its stand. | ||
| soften tone | 3.23 | He later softened his tone somewhat. | ||
| soften demand | 2.17 | Indeed, Bush softened previous demands on Israel. | ||
| soften edge | 1.65 | Ford softens his edge, without losing his sex appeal. | ||
| soften green | 1.65 | The greens had been softened. | ||
| soften approach | 1.58 | It was Mr Malik who had persuaded her to soften her approach. | ||
| soften rhetoric | 1.58 | However, as prime minister he softened his rhetoric. | ||
| soften criticism | 1.51 | He softened his criticism in the third. | ||
| soften policy | 1.51 | Greece, too, has recently softened its policies. | ||
| soften line | 1.18 | On Iraq, for example, he has softened his line. | ||
| soften view | 1.18 | Manson responded by not softening his views. | ||
| soften statement | 1.12 | In the spirit of detente, Unser was given the chance to soften his statements. | ||
| soften effect | 1.05 | That could soften the effect on Acura dealers. | ||
| soften language | 1.05 | He never softened his language to ingratiate. |