Some say that gestures on “soft” issues, such as the environment and gay rights, do nothing to move the electorate; the bread-and-butter of public services and incomes is all that counts.

有人说对环保或是同性恋权利等问题采取温和的姿态，并不能感动选民；基本的公众服务和收入问题才是关键。

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Earlier research has shown that high-frequency forces tend to move up the body through a person's bones. Lower-frequency forces typically move through muscles and soft tissue.

最新的研究成果显示，高频率的力会沿着人体骨骼向上，而低频率的力会沿着肌肉和软组织向上。

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And bioplastics made from sugar cane are poised to move from the laboratory to the corner store, with the launch of soft-drink bottles.

而且，由甘蔗制成的生质塑料准备配合推出的瓶装汽水，从实验室移往街上商店。

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"I think the most likely outcome is that the economy will move forward toward a soft landing, " Yellen said then.

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Warren Buffet, the unbelievably homespun billionaire and long-time Coca-Cola director and shareholder, has been a staunch critic of options accounting and called the soft drink maker's accounting change a "classy move, " adding that he would feel "far more comfortable" if other companies followed its lead.

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Scientist are creating a new generation of "soft" machines that can change their shape and size, move in ever more agile ways and even split themselves into smaller robots.

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