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But Ben had a feeling that you have a soft centre and he discovered a way to find out if this was indeed so.'

He bored a hole in the soft centre block of explosive and placed the detonator into it.

She added that there is "definitely a soft centre underneath Casey's hard, buff exterior".

There is no soft centre to Elinor.

It prepared me better than anything I'd read or seen for the crisp exterior and soft centre of the Big Apple.

Taking a box of chocolates from the bureau, he tore off the Cellophane, opened the lid, and with great care selected a fancy soft centre.

Outwardly he may seem somewhat stuffy and unapproachable, but get to know him better and you find a soft centre inside the shell.

The ball used in indoor cricket is a modified cricket ball, with a softer centre.

Soft Centre (1999)

Coffee Creme - Coffee flavoured, fondant cream soft centre, covered in dark chocolate.

LOOKING for rock with a hard edge and a soft centre this weekend.?

In time the swelling hardens (calcification) leaving a relatively softer centre so that it appears as a 'depressed fracture'.

Dad was a shy man, who wore the trousers and covered his soft centre with a brusque manner and the stern countenance of a bloodhound.

As heat travels through it transforms batters and doughs into baked goods with a firm dry crust and a softer centre".

This cheese measures 14 cm across and 3-4 cm thick, has a soft centre with a washed rind and weighs an average of 450g.

Navy cotton culottes were teamed with the soft centre of an avocado-green shirt and a navy jacket, long and loosely fitted.

Lupe Stakes - (1) - Soft Centre (2006, dead-heat)

The taste has been described as bland, "rather like a cross between chicken and cod", with a contrast in texture from a crispy exterior to a soft centre.

And I've learnt from my French friends to remove la mie, the soft centre of a baguette, so I just eat the crust.

PART IV The Iranian Plateau: The Earth's "Soft Centre" "

Moses was flying through the soft centre of Wolves midfield before Stearman slid in with Swiss standard timing to take the ball and the man in glorious tandem.

It usually hides something deadly, like the glittering beauty of the cobra, or like the pretty wrapper of a candy bar, it contains cloying sweetness and a soft centre.

I was thinking of Joe, but I smiled at H.K. 'Round outside means a soft centre,' H.K. said with a grin.

The Soft Centre is a work of detective fiction by James Hadley Chase, first published in Great Britain by Robert Hale Ltd. in 1964.

Some Tories would argue that this is because the successors to Mrs Thatcher's clear-cut brand of Conservatism have moved towards the soft centre and have floundered in the quicksands of consensus.

As she spoke the soft center of him swelled and grew hard.

Maybe that soft center was there all the time.

Pellets of mud hard and dry on the outside, with soft centers!

It's surprising what soft centres these so-called tough men always have.

These are perfect brownies, with crisp edges and soft centers.

"I spend a lot of time trying to figure out who would like soft centers, and who'd like nuts," she said.

"But he's got kind of a soft center.

But Ben had a feeling that you have a soft centre and he discovered a way to find out if this was indeed so.'

"Or anything round with a soft center.

Luxurious productions underline the surface glitter in his music and take our minds off the soft center that they cover.

Unfortunately, however, it only penetrates about 1/8 inch into the metal and thick tools retain a soft center.

And I have run out of soft centres.'

He bored a hole in the soft centre block of explosive and placed the detonator into it.

Marguerite was squashing the chocolates with her fingers; she liked only soft centers.

The soft centres are the round ones.

Those chocolate chippers are as good as ever, with crisp edges and soft centers.

She added that there is "definitely a soft centre underneath Casey's hard, buff exterior".

She bit down with sharp teeth then licked the luscious soft center and thrilled as his dark eyes devoured her.

"Maria is steel with a soft center.

There is no soft centre to Elinor.

It prepared me better than anything I'd read or seen for the crisp exterior and soft centre of the Big Apple.

First I peeled them, then sliced the soft centers: the bananas added color (ivory white), variety of consistency, sweetness.

Mr. Haggerty's big blunt exterior belied a soft center, associates said.

Christened Soft Center Duluth, the enterprise held an open house for prospective tenants last month.