soft option
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He argued that defending literature purely for its sentimental value encourages the belief that “the humanities is easy, a soft option; that the humanities doesn’t train thinkers”.
From Economist ● Mar. 8, 2018
“The verdict of manslaughter therefore is not a soft option and doesn’t amount to saying that what he didn’t wasn’t all that bad, or that he deserves sympathy and understanding,” Owen implored the jury.
From Time ● Nov. 4, 2016
And, if the ECB presses ahead with a mooted replacement of a competitive two-divisional championship with the soft option of a conference system, that situation could get worse.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2010
The sad truth is that when they have to pay down that debt, the soft option is jobs and conditions.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
There has been a demand for it in the London Matriculation, but objection has been raised on the score of its being a smattering and a soft option.
From Women Workers in Seven Professions by Morley, Edith J.
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