"(Andre Nation) had five blocks as a guard, " he said softly, referring to the JMU defensive specialist at guard.

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Actually never, he said softly, not wishing to alarm her.

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He learned, for example, than when tables for two are set with small votive candles, "it makes you want to lean in and talk softly, " he said.

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As she sat hunched over with her hands partly hiding her face, she said softly that he threatened to kill her if she left.

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He said it would be better right now to heed Teddy Roosevelt's advice to speak softly and carry a big stick.

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