I am one of those soft-hearted old people who believe that numbers are not the only concern.
I have always been very soft-hearted towards the theatre and, indeed, have acted in that manner.
Little is achieved by those who "have"being soft-hearted and solicitous to those who seem to"have not".
If we do not support this proposal we are condemned as complacent, soft-hearted, fuzzy-minded do-gooders and as friends of the criminal.
There has been talk about the necessity of being soft-hearted when a man is down.
That is what is put to the bench and, being soft-hearted people, they very likely agree to the request and give the man back his licence.
We soft-hearted souls let them carry on in the interests of competition, productivity and delivery on time.
Some of us on the bench are criticised for being a lot of soft-hearted old fellows who have not the faintest idea of what the law means.