It changes flavor, loses the bite of alcohol, and regains the mildness of the grape from which it comes.

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Tucci is jolting in the role, honestly unsettling as he maintains an exterior of mildness that masks a grotesque interior.

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He is getting to his feet and standing there speaking to her, touching her, with such mildness and gentleness and consolation.

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This surprising mildness of swine flu led to great confusion.

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In its heyday Ivory soap stood for mildness and purity.

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So does Mr Greenspan, who has argued on several occasions that the mildness of last year's recession the mildest on record, in fact will be matched by a similarly modest recovery.

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