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This month, Kim’s foreign ministry issued a public threat that North Korea could restart its weapons program if the US does not soften its position on sanctions.
The EU, for its part, should be generous with respect to the timeframe for withdrawal, new trade regulations, and any transitional arrangements that could soften the impact of the separation.
With this outcome being extremely unlikely, the most one can hope for is that the election will soften the blow from Brexit.
If there were a target zone and the Euro appreciated strongly, the ECB would be forced –like it or not—to cut interest rates and soften the euro.
All of these efforts together will soften shocks somewhat and create more energy self-sufficiency.
During the following months, it sometimes seemed that this attitude, of systematic disengagement from its friends overseas, might soften under the influence of Secretary of State Colin Powell.
So allowing tempers to cool and rhetoric to soften is now a high priority, and there is no better way to do that than by switching on the legal machinery.
Tensions have also risen following moves by Latin American governments to soften their anti-drug policies.
Moreover, Asia remains a continent defined by balance-of-power diplomacy, border conflicts, and historic mistrust, with no multilateral security structures to soften regional tensions.
These factors – together with the EU’s determination to maintain the JCPOA, the possible resale of Iranian oil to Europe by Russia, and Iran’s financial activities in Iraq and elsewhere – will help Iran soften the sanctions’ blow.
Even Cameron has had to soften his tone, promising to accept a few thousand refugees, because he was moved “as a father” by the picture of a drowned Syrian boy.
Western leaders – starting with those in Europe who are already beginning to soften on sanctions – must recognize that Kudrin’s return is intended only to preserve the Kremlin status quo.
To be sure, comfortable unemployment benefits soften the blow.
Rapprochement with Armenia stalled; no significant progress was made on Cyprus, especially after a less-accommodating leader was elected in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (an entity that only Turkey recognizes); the opening to Iran did not soften the mullahs’ position on nuclear development (and strained relations with the United States); the Syria-Israel talks failed; and Turkey’s participation in the 2010 flotilla to Gaza, and Israel’s brutal response to it, signaled an end to decades of close Israeli-Turkish cooperation.
Though many adjustments have since been made over the course of Sino-American negotiations to soften the ban, the basic message was clear: China’s dependence on American business partners can and will be used against it.
Well-targeted fiscal measures can soften the blow to consumers and businesses – especially small and medium-size enterprises, which typically have minimal financial buffers – thereby helping to sustain employment and demand.
But Trump’s stance on China may soften, should a recession materialize.
Governments are about to spend trillions of dollars to soften the blow from COVID-19.
But it is already clear that none of the leading contenders – defense minister Taro Kono, former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, the cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, nor even Abe’s old rival, Shigeru Ishiba – will want to soften the country’s foreign-policy stance.
But it can soften the sanctions’ effects and strengthen the Iranian regime’s resilience.
In March and April, South Korean exports declined sharply, PMI indicators collapsed everywhere, and unemployment in many countries (not least the United States) skyrocketed, despite dramatic initiatives by many governments to soften the blow.
Without cash transfers to soften the blow, the urban poor will migrate, as they have in India, potentially spreading the virus to other cities and rural areas (where already-limited health-care capacity will quickly be overwhelmed).
The cult will most probably soften with time.
There is already near-unanimous support for fiscal and monetary stimulus to soften the blow from the pandemic.
Even with all-out efforts by central banks and fiscal authorities to soften the blow, asset markets in advanced economies have cratered, and capital has been pouring out of emerging markets at a breathtaking pace.
True, an optimist might argue that after winning re-election, Trump would soften his stance and focus on doing business with China rather than stoking enmity.
Since the people spoke in the 2016 referendum, any attempt to soften Brexit’s negative consequences by compromising with the EU, or postponing the break, is portrayed as an assault on the people’s will.
Should that happen, the risk of recession in the US, Europe, and Australia next year will be high, though China would seek to soften the domestic blow through further fiscal and monetary stimulus.
By helping the hardest-hit countries, all countries can soften the blow they will experience from the looming global meltdown.
But the door had opened more than ten times and each time it turned out to be a guest who had been detained and now joined the crowd on the right, or a spectator who had managed to deceive or soften the heart of the police officer and who joined the throng of strangers on the left; and both relatives and spectators had passed through every phase of anticipation.
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