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I know plenty of feminine women that are aggressive, and plenty of masculine men that are emotional, softly-spoken and gentle.
An open letter, or ‘how I learned not to use the N word’ « I'm Not Broken 2010
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The UN speech was all the more of a collective shock to the US as the visit had hitherto been billed, after a few softly-spoken interviews, as revealing the Iranian president's more thoughtful, moderate side.
Ahmadinejad in New York: it could have been worse Julian Borger 2010
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A tall, softly-spoken man from Holland, Corbin quickly unearthed a talent for dramatic black and white photography, the ominous darkness of his images conferring on the musicians he photographed a sombre and occasionally monolithic quality.
Tonight's TV highlights Andrew Mueller 2010
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And nobody panicked them more than a thin, softly-spoken, intellectual slum-priest named Aristide who found himself at the crest of this wave.
Johann Hari: How Our Governments Snuffed Out a Democracy And Kidnapped a President: A Modern Parable 2010
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And nobody panicked them more than a thin, softly-spoken, intellectual slum-priest named Aristide who found himself at the crest of this wave.
Johann Hari: How Our Governments Snuffed Out a Democracy And Kidnapped a President: A Modern Parable 2010
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It was wonderful to see young students treating her with such respect, locked in on her every softly-spoken word.
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We had only a sexual relationship because that is the only language we are allowed to use; those softly-spoken words of love are not for people like us.
Archive 2009-02-01 David Hadley 2009
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We had only a sexual relationship because that is the only language we are allowed to use; those softly-spoken words of love are not for people like us.
Those Days Never Happened David Hadley 2009
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Or perhaps it is a softly-spoken word of correction or insight at the holiday table.
Venite Adoremus ... Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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Or perhaps it is a softly-spoken word of correction or insight at the holiday table.
Archive 2007-12-01 Heidi Hess Saxton 2007
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