The most heavily methylated parts of the genome tend to be dampened in their activity.
Less obviously, sales volume has been somewhat dampened in the Northeast, and in the metropolitan region in particular.
Against the smoke, they breathed through handkerchiefs dampened in a container of milk Mr. Phoenix had just bought.
The networks and the White House deny that content was changed or creativity dampened in the process.
This approach offers the hope that the emotional impact of traumatic memories might be dampened in this way.
He said it is possible to find out if the floor has a wax coating by wiping a small area with a rag dampened in paint thinner.
For the last two years sales have been weak, depressed by the slumping stock market and, more recently, dampened in the weeks right after the attacks.
Until it does so, even small boosts in one quarter – driven by temporary factors like the Olympics – will only be dampened in the next quarter.
Macroeconomic policy works in much the same way: built-in fiscal stabilisers automatically adjust taxes so that consumer spending is dampened in booms and encouraged in recessions.
But enforcement was dampened in Rome by a demonstration by 2,000 traffic police officers who suspended work for three hours to protest what they described as low pay, poor advancement and inadequate resources.
New year enthusiasm is at risk of being dampened in northern England and Wales as rain is set to sweep across areas including Manchester, Leeds and possibly Cardiff at midnight, the Met Office said.
