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Instead of seeking a face-saving compromise on softening the troika program, Tsipras wasted six months on symbolic battles over economically irrelevant issues such as labor laws, privatizations, even the name of the troika.

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I admit to being somewhat jaded about the movie genre of a young child softening the heart of his/her reluctant guardian.

I always laugh out loud at this transition--because of course the director is just softening us up for the greatest horror climax in movies.

Shirley Maclaine can see that this is a thin idea and really works the slow-burn heart of the film only softening her stubborn, lonely widower by increments.

To explain this, observers pointed to the nimble response of the Bank of England (BoE), which cut interest rates to prevent any softening of demand.

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