A mid-1980s facelift softened the edges, but this was a troubled car.
A wry smile twisted his face, but the eyes softened.
Add 1 cup of warm broth to the rice mixture, stir over low heat until broth is absorbed; repeat until all 6 cups of liquid is absorbed and the Arborio rice is softened.
After about threequarters of an hour the substances are so far fluxed or softened that the reaction now sets in fully, as shown by the copious escape of gas.
After face is softened, apply under eye concealer and translucent powder to set the finish.
And its influence is to be seen in the legislation of the Christian emperors, which softened some of the harshest features that still marked the institution.
As a historian, Beza, by his chronological inexactitude, has been the source of serious mistakes; as an administrator, he softened the rigour of Calvin.
As has been mentioned already, the new charter softened religious tests for office and the suffrage, and accorded " liberty of conscience " except to Roman Catholics.
At his startled expression, she softened the refusal with an explanation.
At his tone, she softened.
Be 100 percent sure of the hardness of your water so you don't spend too much getting one that won't soften the water efficiently or not spend enough so your water doesn't get softened.
Bedrooms have natural wood floors and furnishings, softened with crisp Egyptian cotton duvets and sheets.
But they are now softened and often bereft of their earlier significance, and it is this and their divergence from common Oriental thought which make Old Testament thought so profound and unique.
By repeated passages through the rolls the bars are hardened, and to facilitate further reduction they are usually softened by annealing before being passed to the finishing rolls.
Combine softened butter with the egg and water and half the Glutafin Pastry Mix, and beat with an electric whisk for 1 minute.
Connie's determination softened and she dug in her purse, coming up with a pencil and an old grocery receipt.
Connor's face had softened considerably.
Cook over a medium low heat until the leeks are softened.
Cook until slightly softened and add the diced potatoes, milk and stock.
Could it be that the darker aspects of the play that so scandalized the British have somehow been softened in translation?
During the troubles in the Cevennes (see Huguenots) he softened to the utmost of his power the rigour of the edicts, and showed himself so indulgent even to what he regarded as error, that his memory was long held in veneration amongst the Protestants of that district.
Eve had begun to feel the fascination of the evil one, for she softened down the word of God.
Finally his expression softened and he reached for her.
Fine lines are softened, irregular pigmentation is brightened and large pores are less visible.
For a moment his gaze ran over her face like it used to, and then his expression softened.
For a moment the question was in his eyes and started to form on his lips – and then comprehension softened his gaze.
For a moment the question was in his eyes and started to form on his lips – and then comprehension softened his gaze.
Fortunately as the day went on it softened further down, built a kicker a played on that for an hour or two.
Hard lines seem softened by the rich blue patina, evenly applied in soft patches.
Hassidic Jews came a close second for their distinctive black and white formality softened by casual unbuttoned jackets and stringy hair bangs.
He glanced at her and his expression softened.
He shook his head in surrender, and his voice softened.
He thought of her pregnancy and felt sorry for her and for himself, and in a nervously emotional and softened mood he went out of the hut in which he was billeted with Nesvitski and began to walk up and down before it.
He turned when she didn't respond, and his gaze softened.
Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the shallots over a medium heat until softened.
Her face softened immediately, and she held her cheek to his.
Her look turned to anger, then softened into concern.
High necked gowns look great with upswept hair, and low cut gowns are easily softened with loose waves.
His " duo " concept carried through to evening wear, as layers of soft chiffon softened the line of body-hugging lace sheaths.
His expression softened and he shrugged, "A security guard doesn't simply sit in the guard house and watch the cars go through the gate, you know."
His expression softened when he saw she had been crying.
His face softened and his lips turned up in a half smile.
His face softened as he looked at her.
His face softened as he touched her arm."Would you mind if I kept this one to myself?"
His face softened into a grin, as he crooked a long index finger at her.
His face softened into a smile that invaded his eyes.
His face suddenly softened and tears came into his eyes.
His face was unreadable, but the skin around his eyes had softened with warmth.
His faint smile softened the words.
His fall in 1801 was softened by the grant of an earldom (he was created earl of Rosslyn 21st April 1801, with remainder to his nephew), and by a pension of £4000 per annum.
His features softened as he gazed down at the tiny form.
His gaze shifted to his mother and his expression softened.
His gaze softened a little.
His gaze softened and he watched her reflectively.
His harder edges were softened over time by his love for Kayla Brady and their romance that played out on screen until his 'death' in 1990.
His look softened, and rare warmth crossed his features.
His piercing gaze held hers for a moment, and then his expression softened ever so slightly.
His reminiscences on this subject date from the Restoration, and are probably softened by considerations of expediency.
His stilted manner has softened over the years into something much more relaxed.
I then softened the tube with hot air from a hot-air paint stripper.
If you have a strong jaw, would you prefer to have that feature highlighted, for example, with a chin length bob, or softened with layers of length?
In a few hours the mites will be killed and the wax softened.
It occurs most commonly from the age of one to three years and is a slowly progressive disease that affects the softened areas of the skull, other flat bones, the eyes, and skin.
It seemed to Pierre that this comet fully responded to what was passing in his own softened and uplifted soul, now blossoming into a new life.
Lisa gazed up at him in the darkness; acutely aware of the way the moonlight softened the rugged angles of his face.
Lumps of glass of approximately the right weight are chosen, and are heated to a temperature just sufficient to soften the glass, when the lumps are caused to assume the shape of moulds made of iron or fireclay either by the natural flow of the softened glass under gravity, or by pressure from suitable tools or presses.
Many home cooks used to add a little bit of sodium bicarbonate when they cooked vegetables because it softened them.
Mattel first softened Barbie's look in 1960, toning down her eye makeup and eyebrows.
Maybe he figured you had softened some on the issue.
Mix the frozen petits pois into the softened onions.
Natasha entered with a softened and agitated expression of face and sat down looking silently at Pierre.
No better representative of the true old hardy Roman type, little softened by either luxury or education, had come to the head of affairs since the days of Marius.
Old soap operas, like old family friends, were deeply missed when they left the air, but time softened has softened the loss.
On the other hand, the concrete, being a non-conductor, preserves the steel from being softened and twisted by excessive temperature.
On the other hand, unexpurgated copies were made in Matthew's lifetime; though the offending passages are duly omitted or softened in his abridgment of his longer work, the Historia Anglorum (written about 125 3), the real sentiments of the author must have been an open secret.
Orpheus went down to the lower world and by his music softened the heart of Pluto and Persephone, who allowed Eurydice to return with him to earth.
Over time her disposition softened and she became a strong supporter of Bajor joining the Federation.
Place the softened cream cheese and cheddar cheese into the bowl of your stand mixer and use the low setting mix them.
Question I was just wondering what a softened and slightly dilated cervix could mean.
Sasha turned to him with a smile, and Jade's gaze softened.
Seeing him, Kutuzov's malevolent and caustic expression softened, as if admitting that what was being done was not his adjutant's fault, and still not answering the Austrian adjutant, he addressed Bolkonski.
Seeing the horror in the young vampire's eyes, his tone softened and he backed up.
She softened at his obvious struggle.
She softened at the inclusion.
She understood those words to mean that he had suddenly softened and that this softening and gentleness were signs of approaching death.
Sirian's dark gaze turned to her and softened.
Smart tailoring with a masculine edge is softened by the addition of blouses or tops in slippery silks or delicate chiffons.
Softened by memories of Princess Mary he began to pray as he had not done for a long time.
Somewhere a small bird chirruped and cooed, and the melody of it softened the man's heart even more.
Sonya was softened, excited, and touched by all that had occurred that day, especially by the mysterious fulfillment she had just seen of her vision.
Start blending at the middle of the eyelid where you softened your contour color and simply blend the eye shadow into your contour color.
Stir briefly until softened then add 4 x 300g cans drained butter beans and 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary and cook until heated through.
That sweet chocolate gaze softened and a smile touched the corners of his mouth.
The " buckshot clays " of the backlands, which are so stiff that they can scarcely be ploughed until flooded and softened, and are remarkably retentive of moisture, are ideal rice soil; but none of the alluvial lands has an underlying hardpan, and they cannot as a rule be drained sufficiently to make the use of heavy harvesting machinery possible.
The acacias and the Rosaceae yield their gums most abundantly when sickly and in an abnormal state, caused by a fulness of sap in the young tissues, whereby the new cells are softened and finally disorganized; the cavities thus formed fill with liquid, which exudes, dries and constitutes the gum.
The black eyes softened slightly.
The black memories that made him wake up screaming at night, the fear he could still taste in moments of despair, were softened by the sense of stillness that settled into him.
The blanks are next softened by annealing, and are then thoroughly cleaned before being passed to the coining presses.
The boldness of its scenery is softened by the richness of its verdure.
The contrast between the yellow and white types has been softened by the remarkable development of the Japanese following the assimilation of western methods.
The countess looked round several times at her daughter's softened face and shining eyes and prayed God to help her.
The dark eyes softened, even reflected shame — and then they hardened.
The dark eyes softened, even reflected shame — and then they hardened.
The dark gaze softened and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.
The distress of his family, and his own patience, courage and piety, softened the hearts of his judges.
The doctrine when taught is frequently softened; sometimes universalism is taught.
The earth, baked hard by the summer heat, is thus softened, and ploughing begins at once.
The eggs, which are 16 in number, are deposited in a leathery capsule fixed by a gum-like substance to the abdomen of the female, and thus carried about till the young are ready to escape, when the capsule becomes softened by the emission of a fluid substance.
The fibrous tough roots, softened by soaking in water, and split, are used by the Indians and voyageurs to sew together the birch-bark covering of their canoes; and a resin that exudes from the bark is employed to varnish over the seams. It was introduced to Great Britain at the end of the 17th century and was formerly more extensively planted than at present.
The Latin ex augurio appears in the Italian sciagura, sciagurato, softened into sciaura, sciaurato, wretchedness, wretched.
The Luthor family's Shakespearean dramas left Lex a cynical and bitter young man, but his friendship with Clark softened the edges.
The mixed rubber thus obtained is readily softened by heat, and can be very easily worked into any desired form or rolled into sheets by an apparatus known as the calendering machine.
The National Gallery "Virgin of the Rocks" certainly, with help from Ambrogio de Predis; in this the Florentine character of the original is modified by an admixture of Milanese elements, the tendency to harshness and over-elaboration of detail softened, the strained action of the angel's pointing hand altogether dropped, while in many places pupils' work seems recognizable beside that of the master.
The pain of defeat was somewhat softened by the sharing around of chocolates, however.
The parade caught the mood of their lord and any brevity soon softened down to respectful attendance.
The peel is first softened by maceration; then a part of the softened peel is distilled with spirit and water, and the remainder is macerated in a portion of the distillate so obtained.
The pieces are carefully heated with exclusion of air and then compressed into a uniform mass by intense hydraulic pressure; the softened amber being forced through holes in a metal plate.
The severity of the doctrine of self-renunciation is softened by the affectionate tone in which it is inculcated.
The skin around his eyes softened.
The skin around Xander's eye was softened in something other than amusement, the light in his eyes a combination of hunger – and warmth.
The skin around Xander's eye was softened in something other than amusement, the light in his eyes a combination of hunger – and warmth.
The skin tone is improved and even softened as the product masks imperfections and reveals a more even, smoother complexion.
The softened expression on Romas's face-- only present for her-- hardened as he prepared himself to deal with whichever of his warriors had happened upon Kiera.
The softened slices are now repeatedly passed between grooved rollers, known FIG.
The stranger's face softened with the warmth of pity, a sight Xander was accustomed to.
The streaks are sometimes partly softened or crushed by means of a steam hammer during the process of opening the bale, then taken to the "strikers-up" where the different varieties are selected and hung on pins, and then taken to the jute softening machine.
The ultra-fine mineral content is responsible for deflecting attention away from lines and imperfections through light dispersion, which results in a softened skin tone.
The yellow hues softened the austere whiteness, offering an air of antiquity and warmth.
There can be little doubt that this absorption softened and enriched the Serbo-Croatian dialects, a process to which climatic conditions and intercourse with Italy also contributed, until Serbo-Croatian became one of the richest and most melodious of Slavonic languages.
There's always an empty corner that can be softened by a tall palm or fig tree.
These men and their followers were never weary of ridiculing the timid caution of the aged statesman who sacrificed everything to perpetuate an inglorious peace and derisively nicknamed his adherents " Night-caps " (a term subsequently softened into " Caps "), themselves adopting the sobriquet " Hats," from the threecornered hat worn by officers and gentlemen, which was considered happily to hit off the manly self-assertion of the opposition.
These mosques have suffered much in the beauty of their appearance from the effects of time and neglect; but their colour has been often thus softened, and their outlines rendered the more picturesque.
This has a more strident tone which is softened by some fine piano work.
Though still arch, his tone had softened enough to show her he wasn't unaffected by her genuine words.
To convert the masticated rubber into rectangular blocks, it is first softened by heat, and then forced into iron boxes or moulds.
To do this, the natural gum of the cocoons which holds the filaments together must be softened, the ends of the filaments of the required number of cocoons must be caught, and means must be taken to unwind and lay these filaments together, so as to form a single uniform rounded strand of raw silk.
To secure the highest possible permeability it is essential that the iron should be softened by careful annealing.
Toby rolled his eyes in response and crossed his arms. Katie shook her head. The angel was visibly upset and completely disheveled. She softened, sensing his distress.
Today, they inspire a retro-chic feeling that women flock to when they wish to convey a sexy appearance softened with a hint of coy innocence.
Two of its chief causes probably are (r) improvement in cookery, whereby the harder and more irritating parts of the food are softened or removed; and (2) improvement in grinding machinery, whereby the harder and more stimulating parts of the grain are separated from the finer flour which is used for bread.
Unfortunately, the record was ruined by its corporate sponsor when it finally achieved American release, with a considerably softened track listing.
Use your scraper to remove the softened adhesive.
Vulcanization is then effected by steam heat, and, the preparation on the cloth being softened by water, the sheet of rubber is readily removed.
Warmth passed through his gaze, and the skin around his eyes softened as he took in her expression.
West of the dividing crest they are forest clad; east thereof their stony grimness is but slightly softened by growths of scrub and tussock grass.
When her gaze returned to Lisa, her features softened into a warm smile.
When softened by whale oil, it can be woven on machines to make coal sacks, horse bags and carpet backing.
When thoroughly softened - the time occupied depending on the heat of the water and nature of the silk - the contents of the kiln are taken out and placed into vats of hot water, and allowed to soak there for some time.
When you are ready to make the pastry, take the softened butter and place it between two sheets of plastic wrap.
With a softened, happy, timid look she watched the boy she loved in the arms of the man she loved.
Xander's features softened in warmth.
Yes, it was he, pale, thin, with a changed and strangely softened but agitated expression on his face.