Damps

A harsh word damps my spirits to a degree of silencing all I have to say. ❋ Melville, Lewis (1925)

The flowing "damps" the motion and keeps it from continuing for more than a small fraction of 1°. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Our problem, of course, is that, as a legacy of the slaveholders in the Constitutional convention, we are saddled with an outrageous senate that magnifies the white vote from the meth states and damps down the vote from the real population of this country – hence, the absurdity of California and Nebraska both having two senators. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rubber in the cushion attracts seismic waves and damps them. ❋ Linda Blake (2011)

In a few days it will soon be business as usual in the Department of Homeland Security, after the furor wears off and the NYT damps down the discussion of this event. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But this growing emerging-market supply is being met with little hint of new interest in that asset class as the Middle East turmoil damps risk appetite on the already-stretched debt valuations. ❋ Cynthia Lin (2011)

As I described earlier, in my work on stem cells, crypts, and cancer, there are many tissues in the human body with a population structure that damps down selection. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave, or tortured the living animal to animate the lifeless clay? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The central bank's monetary tightening that lasted for about two years and a weakening global economy have slowed domestic growth, even as high inflation damps prospects for Asia's third-largest economy. ❋ Mukesh Jagota (2012)

But states that want to implement the program must get a bill through their legislature, and the idea of potential political battles damps their enthusiasm, he says. ❋ Barbara Haislip (2011)

Analysts expect the resale market to help stabilize the pace of price increases at current levels, unless the global economic outlook worsens and damps sentiment in the local market. ❋ Chun Han Wong (2011)

Debt and a dismal job market have hurt consumers' confidence, which further damps their willingness to spend. ❋ Jon Hilsenrath (2011)

UMC's fall in earnings and cautious outlook come as a weakening global economy damps demand for electronics products. ❋ Lorraine Luk (2011)

The report damps speculation, at least for now, that corn supplies by September 2011 could shrink below the psychologically significant threshold of one billion bushels. ❋ Ian Berry (2010)

For one, a weak economy means higher unemployment, which damps consumer spending and hits shopping-center landlords. ❋ William Boston (2011)

Getting rid of Mr. Buffett would remove a slug of seriously expensive capital, whose 10% payout cuts into profit attributable to common shareholders and damps returns on average common equity. ❋ David Reilly (2011)

And tighter regulation still damps the outlook for returns on equity. ❋ David Reilly (2011)

He is appealing that ruling, but the latest news further damps any hopes he has of gaining control of the company. ❋ Nat Worden (2011)

If franchisees can't get loans to expand, that damps revenue for the franchisers. ❋ Sarah E. Needleman (2011)