Second, being perceived as a lawbreaker hurt America at a time when winning hearts and minds was a security issue, not just a project of soft power.

第二，这种行为是对法律的破坏也是安全问题，它伤害了美国人的好胜心。

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Taking Coalfield Project of Jiaxing Power Plant project for example, soft foundation improved by self-preloading of coal is analyzed.

以嘉兴电厂二期煤场工程软基处理为例，对堆煤自预压法进行软基加固进行了分析研究。

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Mr. Pierini blames EU treaty law for giving the U.K., France and Germany the power to stifle a common foreign policy and says the separation of aid and humanitarian assistance from the EU's diplomatic decision-making has undermined some of the soft power it can otherwise project.

WSJ: Syria Debate Illustrates EU's Foreign-Policy Weakness

Reflecting the mild, modernist Islamism of the Justice and Development party, known by its Turkish initials AK, which has ruled Turkey since 2002, the new policy seeks to use the soft power of trade, along with historical links, to project stability beyond Turkey's frontiers.

ECONOMIST: Turkey and the Middle East