The Government has tried in several ways to soften the blow.
We're trying to soften the blow by talking around the subject.
There was no way to soften the blow, so she told him straight.
"We had to figure out a way to soften the blow, how to market the site."
Was there some way he could soften the blow for her?
And even then there are often ways of softening the blow.
There are, however, a few ways to soften the blow.
But that, of course, did nothing to soften the blow.
Union leaders are meeting management tomorrow to try to find a way of softening the blow.
There are ways you can help to soften the blow.
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