Others come like the soft approach of a summer evening.

"We like to follow up a strong, controversial campaign with a softer approach," he said.

Perhaps a softer approach would be best, then, at least to start with.

He heard her soft approach but did not turn.

For soldiers trained to fight, the soft approach is at times uncomfortable.

But the pressure is building, and even supporters of the administration's soft approach to China are worried.

"It is too late for a soft diplomatic approach," he said.

It was because she had been ordered to take a soft approach.

The men and women who work in the prisons also back the softer approach.

She has a soft approach to things whether textiles or school related.