This may help to explain the success of Silicon Valley, one of the last workplaces in America where hard and soft drinks still jostle for space in the company fridge.

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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.

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One of the 3, 452 enhancements Meizu implemented is the "Smart Bar, " where Meizu has somehow merged the app's bottom menu bar and the system's virtual soft key bar for the sake of screen space and intuitiveness.

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The golds and burnt oranges in "Bouquet of Mimosas, " meanwhile, cast a warm, soft glow that illuminates the cavernous, usually dead space of the lower level of the Met's Robert Lehman Wing.

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And above all, what were the couple thinking in telling their story in a space normally reserved for feel-good, soft-focus meet-cute tales?

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"In a soft market tenants are going to go to the highest-quality space, " says Jeffrey.

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The site covers 130, 000 sq ft of trading space and sells a variety of goods from bridal wear to soft furnishings.

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Nobody is much discussing the soft underbelly of the Sprint situation as it fantasizes about becoming the final consolidator in the wireless space.

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