So, while there has yet to be any concrete evidence that the economy is actually losing steam right now, with lots of people talking about another soft patch, we will want to pay particularly close attention to the upcoming data such as the ISM reports, the jobs numbers, and the commentary from corporations when they report earnings.
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Then, soda's magic started to fade: Everyone from doctors to health advocates to government officials were blaming soft drinks for making people fat.
Worst of all, many people reckon Mr Mahuad has been soft on the bankers, whose negligence the public is having to pay for.
But in fact the real goal is to hone her broad, soft support (from people who know her husband and like the idea of a woman in the race) into a core group of people who might be inspired enough to actually vote for her (those who agree with her on assault weapons and abortion).
These constraints led to the rise of "soft" money--people making sizable donations to political parties.
So you're always sort of making sure that he knows that mouthing is soft when it comes to people and skin, right?
Embotelladora Andina ( AKOA - news - people )is the leading producer of soft drinks in Chile, Brazil and Argentina.
Viewed from within the walls of Marygate in the town centre, the evidence of Berwick's chequered history remains in the accents of the people - part Scots Borders, part soft Northumbrian burr.
Coca-Cola ( KO - news - people )'s success results from soft-drink recipes unknown to its competitors, the success of investors is almost by definition a function of their individual analysis, which, if superior to that of competitors, allows them to outperform.
But the slight, soft-spoken Vatsaloo credits the people of Baan Borang most.
Throughout the day, pupils and people living nearby have been leaving flowers, soft toys and balloons outside the school gates.
In most cases, though, soft paternalism means the government giving people a choice, but skewing the choice towards the one their better selves would like to make.
This sounds kitsch, though Michael Gray, a British photographer, has produced a surprisingly soft and lovely print of three people outside the medieval Wiltshire abbey that once was home to the man who discovered how to use negatives to produce positive prints, William Henry Fox Talbot.
The new legislation being prepared in Britain will convince people that the UK is no longer a "soft touch".
One day, decades from now, people may look back on our reckless consumption of soft drinks and chips in the same way that we today look back at a three-pack-a-day smoking habit.
BeoPlay H3 is a superior and comfortable in-ear headphone for people in action, while BeoPlay H6 is a super soft, flexible over-ear headphone.
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When people drink too many beverages containing added sugar, such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, energy or sports beverages, they tend to put on weight.
"In my experience of cooking soft-shells for 15 or 16 years, most people enjoy them deep-fried, " he said.
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The euro has gone soft because America's economy has grown faster than people expected, relative to the euro area's.
This was a bet on soft and squishy miracles in a competitive world full of people every bit as intelligent and cunning as Apple's leadership.
Operation Christmas Child, which has been running since 1991, invites people to fill a shoebox with presents such as colouring books, balls and soft toys.
Ironically, it is the so-called "soft" services like youth clubs and initiatives that help keep young people out of trouble and which nationally the Education Select Committee says have been cut more than any other.
"Given rather soft eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) results and overall softening retail trends, fundamental expectations for Amazon appear correctly muted, " Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a note to investors Monday.
This soft-spoken elderly couple may be two of just a handful of people who are not surprised by her nomination as John McCain's choice for vice president of the United States.
Mr Johnson has to hope, on the contrary, that the goodwill and minimal concessions from Calgary will somehow be enough to win over the same soft middle of French-speaking voters that Mr Bouchard is after: people who see the case for independence and have no deep zeal for Canada, but fear the insecurity of leaving it.
Ms Griffiths told the health committee that, on average, three people a month in Wales die while waiting for an organ transplant and a new "soft opt-out" organ donation system would "significantly improve" on that situation.
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"We want to make sure that when people look at the access to our benefits and our public services that no one thinks we are a soft touch in this country, " he said, adding that ministers were "taking action to make sure that won't be the case".
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