The collapse caused billions of dollars in losses for both South Korean banks and the government, who were forced to stage-manage Daewoo's dissolution to soften the blow.

Euphemisms are often used to " soften the blow " in the process of firing and being fired.

" In a vague effort to soften the blow of Mick's sacking, Kelvin suggested that he team up with the now bandless Tony.

One way for attorneys to soften the financial blow is to spend only a few years on the bench and then return to private practice or go into private arbitration, but such turnover creates a risk of a revolving door judiciary subject to regulatory capture.

Johns tried to soften the blow of his retirement by stating he was seriously considering retirement at the end of the 2007 season and was quoted in the press conference as saying " I knew this year would be my last year, it's just unfortunate it's stopped five months before the end of the season.

The sequence of Littlefoot's mother's death was shown to psychologists who gave their feedback to the production team, and the character of Rooter was added to the story to soften the emotional blow.

Bank profits were down across the region this year, but his family's diverse holdings in real estate, cement, contracting, publishing, residential care and petrochemicals, among others, has helped soften the blow.

Logan's announcement of his love for Veronica and willingness to stand up for her to his friends helps soften the blow when Veronica learns that Logan indirectly provided the drugs that led to her being raped.

In film version of Camelot ( 1967 ), according to Alan Jay Lerner, a flashback was added not to soften the blow of a later plot development but because the stage show had been criticized for shifting too abruptly in tone from near-comedy to tragedy.

When the play opens the son, who has been courting a young Irish Catholic girl, has already married her secretly before a Protestant minister, and is concerned to soften the blow for his father, by securing a favorable impression of his bride, while concealing her faith and race.

He tries to soften the blow with his friendly manner, often saying " Please?

While treatment will only be symptomatic, it may prolong the life of the cat as well as soften the blow to the owner.

To soften the blow the officers were allowed to keep their horses for a period during which they continued to compete in horse trials and polo.

He landed face first on the ice ; having been knocked unconscious, he was unable to soften the blow when he landed.

In November 2007, it was agreed to reallocate funds from the EU's agriculture and administration budgets and to soften the tendering process in order to invite more EU companies.

Consequently, modern government administrations attempt to take steps, also not agreed upon, to soften a recession.

The result was a misshapen, earth-colored ball that traveled through the air erratically, tended to soften in the later innings, and as it came over the plate, was very hard to see.

It was hoped that preliminary naval and air bombardment would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strongpoints.

Usually done on a boat that puts out at least some semblance of a wake, it involves 1. cutting out into the flats and 2. cutting back in towards the wake, the rider then uses the wake to 3. launch into the air, 4. crossing over the middle of the wake in the air, and 5. landing in the transition of the next wake to soften the landing, this technique can put a wakeskater 10 + ft. into the air.

A ten minute air strike was laid on Unna to soften it up.

The result was a misshapen, earth-colored ball that traveled through the air erratically, tended to soften in the later innings, and as it came over the plate, was very hard to see.

The operation began on 24 July 1944 when American air commanders were asked to lay a carpet of bombs on the Germans to soften them up for the advancing ground forces.

With a clean ball in play at all times, players no longer had to contend with a ball that " traveled through the air erratically, tended to soften in the later innings, and as it came over the plate, was very hard to see.

Choosing to attack Bengali forces all over Bangladesh simultaneously, Gen. Niazi concentrated battalion and brigade size forces on company and battalion size defense positions repeatedly, used air strikes and artillery to soften targets, and employed Heli-borne troops to outflank positions and hammered through to reach chosen objectives.

If left in the open air for more than a few hours ( depending on humidity ), they start to soften and become chewy and therefore are ideally consumed within a few hours of being fried.

Several cooking methods used to soften often tough cuts have evolved into national specialties, including Sauerbraten ( sour roast ), involving marinating beef or venison in a vinegar or wine vinegar mixture over several days.

It is then soaked in lime for several days to soften and remove the hair.

Gilbert used foreign or fictional locales in several operas, including The Mikado, Princess Ida, The Gondoliers, Utopia, Limited and The Grand Duke, to soften the impact of his pointed satire of British institutions.

Before wet shaving, the area to be shaved is usually doused in warm to hot water or covered for several minutes with a hot wet towel to soften the skin and hairs.

They can also benefit from a several minute submersion in boiling water to soften the hard shell and then being kept in the same water, taken off boil, for several hours to soak up the water.

His attitude Fred would soften by mid-season as episodes tended to focus more on the two working together to solve a problem, as when several bill collectors converged on the house threatening to repossess their belongings.

To maximize color extraction, producers would subject the wine to extended periods of maceration, taking up to several weeks, and then several years aging in large oak casks to soften the wine.

She is evidently favored and spoiled by her father, while her mother attempts to soften Blanche's anger and envy, by promising that one day her chance at stardom will come.

Precipitation hardening alloys, such as certain alloys of aluminium, titanium, and copper, are heat-treatable alloys that soften when quenched ( cooled quickly ), and then harden over time.

If the Reserved Mysteries should become moldy, they must still be consumed in the same manner as the ablutions after Liturgy ( normally, a fair amount of wine would be poured over them before consuming them, in order to soften and disinfect them ).

The purpose of this may either be to take over the entire world through infiltration ( Invasion of the Body Snatchers ), or as advanced scouts meant to " soften up " Earth in preparation for a full-scale invasion by the aliens ' conventional military ( First Wave ).

It took ten years for Brandenberger to perfect his film, his chief improvement over earlier work with such films being to add glycerin to soften the material.

These pasos and tronos are physically carried on the necks of costaleros ( literally " sack men ", because of the costal, a sack-like cloth that they wear over their neck, to soften the burden ) or " braceros " ( this name is popular in Leon ), and can weigh up to five metric tonnes.

" Comfort " attempts to soften the car over bumps, while " Advanced " firms the suspension considerably and gives more aggressive throttle response-a setting Volvo implies is for use on the race track.

In 2000, he expressed scepticism over the efforts of the British National Party to soften its hard right stance .< ref >

Newer fibreglass hulls tend to " soften " over a period of 20 years, depending on use.

Greater extraction can add to the complexity and life expectancy of the wine by developing more complex tannins that will soften over a longer period of time.

In cases where enemas fail to remove the impaction polyethylene glycol can be used to attempt to soften the mass over 24 – 48 hours, or if immediate removal of the mass is needed manual disimpaction may be used.

Initially they argue, but over the course of the film soften towards each other as they discover their similarities.

Throughout his career, Howe retained a reputation for making actresses look their best through lighting alone and seldom resorted to using gauze or other diffusion over the lens to soften their features.

It does soften skin over a boil or spot allowing it to come to a head sooner.

The Chippewa tradition was to make a lining for the cradleboard usually from moss growing in cranberry marshes, which is smoked over a fire to kill insects, then rubbed and pulled to soften it.

Glucose syrup containing over 90 % glucose is used in industrial fermentation < sup > p. 230 </ sup >, but syrups used in confectionery manufacture contain varying amounts of glucose, maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade, and can typically contain 10 % to 43 % glucose .< sup > p. 132 </ sup > Glucose syrup is used in foods to soften texture, add volume, prevent crystallization of sugar, and enhance flavor.