"The greens were soft and smooth, and you could be aggressive, " said Woods.

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The ice cream was beautifully presented in that Italian way that makes the gelati look soft, smooth and perplexingly weightless.

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Actually, they may share the conservative views of many congressional Republicans, but they do not share their political habits, so it may be better to describe them as soft and smooth on the outside, with crunchy bits: the praline wing of the party.

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The mix of wheat and rye are responsible for its famed soft, smooth flavor, not the harsher taste many associate with bourbon.

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The phone's back is soft touch plastic -- the mini is a smooth plastic, by contrast -- and the face is the glossiest finish imaginable.

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Instead, it's coated in smooth soft-touch black plastic on the back and a textured version of the stuff on its sides.

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Similarly, the tweeter consists of a custom-designed soft dome design for negligible distortion and smooth, natural sound.

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We're talking about the soft-touch lid, yes, but also the smooth, glassy trackpad and textured, leather-inspired palm rest.

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