Certainly, any perceived "softening" at this volatile juncture would severely dent his stature as a leader.
Worse, this softening was not geographic, as Intel's had been in Europe, but everywhere.
Yet there was light, too, and it seemed to be softening those things I looked at.
The State Department denied that the meetings denoted any softening in the U.S. approach to Iran.
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So HTC can hardly pin its troubles on rapidly softening EU or Asian smartphone demand.
What's significant this time is that some of this softening has slipped into the Republican canon.
On the broader index (which includes auto and building materials), there was a similar softening.
Lawmakers on the commission argued that softening such penalties would be "political suicide, " said Mr. Baroni.
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You implied in that article that their signals are softening towards them in some policy aspects.
However, 2012 growth will likely be less, according to most forecasters, because of softening global demand.
After 10 straight years of increases in U.S. military spending, some softening of demand seems overdue.
Count on the for-profit schools softening up some congressman, and maybe even regulators, too.
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In addition, a key critic of the Colombia agreement seems to be softening his opposition.
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Having long fiercely rejected criticism of the tribunal act, officials are showing signs of softening.
If anything, Mr Barak is signalling a softening of the positions he took at Camp David.
Some even think the Elian affair may end up softening American attitudes to Cuba.
Still, a subtle softening starts to set in, and to set up possibilities of growth.
While getting tough with Syria, Mr Bush appears to be softening his stance towards the Palestinians.
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Sweden, once hawkish, is softening as its presidency of the EU in 2009 draws near.
But now even the international box office appeal of stars like Stallone is softening.
But the recent softening of commodity prices is now showing up in the inflation numbers.
What is more, Mr Obama's rise has coincided with a softening of American exceptionalism.
Although the polls are softening as the war drags on, a majority continues to favour military action.
The euro suffered as a result of the environment Monday morning, softening to 1.4299 against the dollar.
But now that housing sales have stalled and prices are softening, borrowers can't do either very easily.
The expansion comes at a time of softening grape prices and a market worried about consumer demand.
The US hotel industry does seem to be softening, but there is a lot of economic uncertainty.
Tentative signs of economic recovery, aided by a strong dollar, may gradually be softening the nation's mood.
The cut was due to declining mining activity globally due to softening of metal and iron-ore prices.
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