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

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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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"It's a sad thing, in so many ways, " Rodgers said softly.

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

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"I'm not happy, that's for sure, " Fleury said softly.

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Private Manning's defence council, David Coombs, has said the softly-spoken reservist should withdraw from the case, saying "the investigating officer is biased".

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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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"Those guys are everywhere, but they are not under our control, " said Saleh Mohamed, the softly spoken leader of the Kurdish Democratic Union - the most powerful party here.

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"They endured torture, " said Dr Feriha Peracha, the softly spoken psychologist who runs the school.

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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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