softpedal

"Cameron needs to make clear to his Chinese hosts that the UK won't softpedal human rights."

David Cameron goes to China with eye on mutual benefits Tania Branigan 2010

They just aren't going to sit with the idea that you have this whacked out theology that you somehow want to softpedal and hide.

Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Huckabee: "Don't Mormons Believe That Jesus And The Devil Are Brothers?" 2009

They just aren't going to sit with the idea that you have this whacked out theology that you somehow want to softpedal and hide.

Huckabee: "Don't Mormons Believe That Jesus And The Devil Are Brothers?" 2009

The message is still the same, no matter if you choose to softpedal it, buddy

In New Letter, Clinton's Lawyers Demand ABC Yank Film 2009

In response, defenders may softpedal the language or translate it into his "real" intentions, in order to stress his compliments.

Quote Of The Day 2009

But they softpedal other problems, such as the fact that OED staffers can rotate back into the bank, creating a conflict of interest.

Advice to the ADB 2008

"I cannot sugarcoat or softpedal how awful the Cubs look," he writes.

Rockies, D-Backs Grab Leads 2007

I will remain baffled until the day I die over the fact that (Christian) churches (in the United States) too often manage to softpedal the virtues of compassion and social justice exemplified by their avowed Savior.

Reader Request 2007 #5: Out of Poverty « Whatever 2007

I find it shocking that any woman would want to softpedal rape.

Phyllis Schlafly: Punishing Spousal Rape Like Rape Is Malicious 2006

And so I don't expect religious believers to softpedal the exclusionary implications of their beliefs.

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