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In an editorial, the Independent said that Blair, a "hawk without wings," has been allowed to become isolated by Clinton "as the US reluctance to commit ground troops has hardened rather than softened and the President has followed the line of least resistance."
However, the resolution was softened to the point of ambiguity by the dissent (and eventual abstention) of Russia and China; the NYT says the UNSC resolution "skirts an outright threat to use force."
At the same time, requests for services from the foundation, which has the mission of providing free legal aid to poor people in order to make "equal access to justice" a reality, have increased as the economy has softened.
. Conversely, plain nouns for ethnic groups or nationalities are sometimes replaced with adjectivally softened terms like Colored Folks, African Americans , or Native Americans .
A number of large hotels line the Lucayan Beach, their massive façades softened by the hundreds of masts of the yachts moored on the inlet.