Instead of going for the jugular, the opposition seems to have toned down its language.
This week's report was toned down following legal threats from the officers facing criticism.
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By striving to make it accessible, they toned down the raw passion of Arthur Miller's original.
Sheen, 47, who has largely toned down his hard-partying ways, will become a grandfather this year.
The final text of America's resolution has been toned down from an earlier version.
The organisers are loath to admit it, but they have clearly toned down the guest list.
Almost all of Germany's political leaders have toned down their criticism of the war in Iraq.
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He later toned down the attacks and made statements of apparent support of the regime and Khamenei.
Plaid also toned down its traditional stance on independence, saying it had never been the party's aim.
Second, Mr Putin has heavily toned down the Kremlin's objections, now saying only that enlargement is pointless.
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They restated their existing stance, but what is new - that they did actually toned down their rhetoric.
Following rebuttals from present Bank of Japan Governor Shirakawa, Abe recently toned down his attacks on the central bank.
With both candidates now seeking to lure voters from his party, criticisms over his return have been toned down.
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Toned down, these styles slip into the mainstream through ambitious, trendy fashion designers.
Even Croft's famously pneumatic body has been toned down to something more realistic.
The U.S. has already toned down its criticism of Russia's war in Chechnya.
He later toned down the attacks and made statements of apparent support of the regime and the supreme leader, Khamenei.
He has toned down his irritating sermons of last summer about Britain leading the way in Europe on employment reform.
American officials have toned down their public distaste in recent months, saying that Israel is free to do what it wants.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham vowed to give Mr Cameron the "fight of his life" unless he toned down the bill.
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Others questioned whether his resignation was prompted by reports he had toned down reporting in response to U.S. government objections.
Even Yasukuni has toned down the exhibits in its notorious museum, where until recently militarism was celebrated and all atrocities denied.
By the time European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg four days after the Irish vote, the thuggery had been toned down.
Cuba won approval for an anti-terrorism resolution condemning the pardons, though the language of the resolution is likely to be toned down.
As that becomes clear, a lot of the skepticism has toned down.
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His learned image is at odds with his famed capacity for crude political invective, which he has toned down since becoming leader.
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So maybe that's why the rhetoric was toned down a little bit.
Marc Guirimand said the prosecution was reducing its demand because Mr Dumas' former mistress had toned down parts of her testimony against him.
The shameless racial and ethnic slurs that propelled the original's dialogue are also toned down, and framed in a mood of political correctness.
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