Though Myanmar's neighbours deny it, their soft line stems at least in part from selfishness.
The Bush administration has been increasingly upset at what it sees as Mr Roh's unhelpfully soft line.
Everybody is positioning themselves, taking hard lines here and soft line there.
She has been accused of taking a soft line in a dispute with Argentina over the price of gas, unfairly since Chile has no choice but to import it.
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As reported, Mr Larijani had taken a soft line on the Rushdie affair and other issues, not least the seizure of the American embassy soon after the revolution of 1979.
Murphy, who had three hits for his second straight game, hit a soft line drive to center field that hit off Upton's glove as he came in on it and Buck scored.
But now, right-handed hitters like Alex Rodriguez are forced to deal with the shift, seeing a mass of infielders in the left-field space where he used to deposit soft line drives for hits.
But the administration is still divided, particularly in the National Security Council, where Director John Maisto, a career foreign service officer known for his soft line on narcoterrorism and other security issues, remains a major roadblock to realization of the President's agenda.
Since 1995, however, the new soft-line socialists and the center-right have effectively pursued the same economic policy: realign Greece economically with northern Europe.
Minkoff's soft-line exaggerated shoulder, instead of the aggressive ones that were so popular on the runways a few years ago (and in the 1980s), also turned up elsewhere.
The soft top line is pressuring margins.
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Since entering office, Obama has struck a hard-line position against Israel while adopting a soft, even apologetic line toward Iran and its allies.
There is much talk of a "soft three-line whip" in which the stern warnings delivered to dissidents are softened by a nudge and a wink and the subliminal implication that the Conservative hierarchy isn't serious and is offering purely nominal support, to appease Nick Clegg.
Consumers who were queuing for tickets were encouraged to send photos from their phones to a giant screen adorned with branding for its Robinsons line of soft drinks.
Tourists who visit the area must follow a narrow road through sage and cactus range that runs for miles toward a line of soft mountains in the east and south.
He has rattled dominant players in the airline business, started a line of soft and alcoholic drinks, ventured into bridal wear and make-up, and has ambitious plans to launch tourists into space.
At the time, he acknowledged that the marathon finish line was a "soft target" for the bombers.
The pleated skirt was made from panels of leather and lace, treading the line between hard and soft.
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Staten recalled that one woman got food orders and went to a nearby takeout restaurant to bring back food and soft drinks for those standing in line.
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This model even adds some of Sony's picture effects from the stills line, such as soft focus and miniature mode, while certain filters, like partial color and high-contrast monochrome can even be added to video.
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Beverage sales volume in the U.S. and Europe was soft, though Pepsi said top-line trends improved in its North American beverage business.
Amazon is an on-line retailer selling hard copy and soft copy content such as e-books, movies, CDs and all kinds of merchandise.
Olympus's net loss narrowed as a weaker yen boosted the value of its foreign-currency assets, though soft digital-camera sales still hurt its bottom line.
Global soft-drink seller PepsiCo said that top-line sales were hurt in the second quarter by consumers in developed markets who are cutting out carbonated beverages from their daily budgets.
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In a soft economy, with more readily available on-line price and coupon aggregators, and in the absence of real brand values, people will always going to look for the deal.
Those jockeying for positions in the new line-up will not want to appear soft on Japan.
Then I added black pussy willow branches, a nod to the long sticks Mr. Marden reportedly collects to apply paint besides, I needed a dark line to stop the arrangement from becoming too soft and feminine.
After the hosts had been pegged back to 1-1 and seen Victor Obinna sent off for a crazy kick out at Sebastian Larsson, Cole bagged the winner with only 10 minutes left - and it was a personal nightmare for Blues keeper Ben Foster, who let the striker's soft shot roll under his hand and trickle over the line.
The XV6900 isn't content to just fall in line and play "me too, " though -- Big Red decided to go with a blindingly glossy white finish, bucking the soft-touch black used as a staple of the Touch line, and that could be a boon or a bust depending on who you are and how you intend to use the device.
Since that little blue line appeared on the pregnancy test, blue cheese, soft cheese (some say all cheese) has been banned.
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