The problem with switching to rubber soles is traction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Studs for Rubber-Soled Wading Boots] Reference

Showing shoe-soles is an Arab insult, not an American one or an Israeli one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference

On both my soles are the signs of cars with standards.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference

Another note on Vibram soles is that they’re great for your back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Against the Brick] Reference

The soles are a single unit instead of having a separate heel tacked on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

So, having a uni-body design for the soles is a significant safety feature for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

If those boots have rubber soles, that is just 31 flavours of wrong, not counting the pink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Um …. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww?] Reference

However, 55% of the loans are contracted in soles, which is much different from few years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living in Peru : News] Reference

My new shoes are not as sticky as the old shoes, and the soles are a little more flexible than I like, but they are certainly useable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Actually, in person, it doesn't look anything like a giant chrome-plated phallus at all.] Reference

Only signs of wear are on the soles which is shown in the picture.    From Wordnik.com.  [superfuture :: supertalk] Reference

I think the soles are my favorite part!.    From Wordnik.com.  [jessica’s cool new shoes | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog] Reference

Still, he took off running in shoes with worn soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safiullah, Sole Survivor From Taliban Attack On Medical Team, Recounts Assault] Reference

The soles of her feet (size six) were smooth and dirty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Go] Reference

They're handmade of soft leather with thin, smooth soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Person Global] Reference

Dress in layers, and wear boots with slip-resistant soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 ways to prevent snow-shoveling injuries] Reference

The soles of my feet even­tu­ally scratch against stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ascension of the Conquistador] Reference

Socks or slippers with rubber anti-slip grips on the soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa's safety list] Reference

Bits of glass, a shower of particles, skewed the soles of my boots.    From Wordnik.com.  [VII] Reference

Can she shake the sticky-backed plastic from the soles of her shoes?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Konnie Huq's growing pains] Reference

The dirt on his soles was black as night and mixed with crusted oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Impossible Man - Ep.13: March of the Steel Giant] Reference

Avoid falls by wearing shoes or boots that have slip-resistant soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Snow is coming—shovel safely] Reference

His boots were ankle height with thick rubber soles and rawhide laces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Grimes's "The Leash": Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature] Reference

Wet leaves can be slippery; wear shoes or boots with slip-resistant soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raking leaves: A cautionary tale] Reference

Fortunately, the fashion industry is finally listening to all those pained soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Her Shoes] Reference

Although the designs vary, toners typically have strongly curved, thickened soles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Skechers Shape-Ups: A wobbly experience] Reference

Ballantine shuffled her soles and muttered over and over, "This is unacceptable.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuning Pegs] Reference

The issue was whether to wash the soles of the feet with water, or merely wipe them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love in a Time of Madness] Reference

Their soles, what she could make of them through the vinyl, resembled large paramecia.    From Wordnik.com.  [To-die-for] Reference

Walking/stepping reflex: When soles touch a flat surface, places one foot in front of the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning On The Motor] Reference

The next day in the cold sunshine, he peeled off his frozen socks and tore the soles off his feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Survivor] Reference

You could feel it in your feet like worms crawling up through the soles and winding up the ankles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference

He once ordered the Iraqi national football team beaten on the soles of their feet after a loss in the World Cup tournament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference