He'd made his point, then quickly turned the conversation toward a more conciliatory note.

While the general seemed to strike a conciliatory note, he gave no indication of why his Government had taken control of the electoral process.

At the same time, he sounded a conciliatory note in what had become an increasingly bitter race.

He had nonetheless sounded some conciliatory notes in the first days of the negotiations this month.

Others suggested that Texas Air was striking a more conciliatory note in its labor relationships.

But they have also begun sounding more conciliatory notes.

But I hope your backups are current, which they would be already if you people had opened on a more conciliatory note.

But last night he sounded a conciliatory note.

While defending church policy, the Cardinal also sounded a conciliatory note and encouraged the man to contact him personally.

A19 Buchanan struck a conciliatory note, then took it back.