The phrase "a temper of" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning without additional context.
It could be used when describing someone's mood or disposition, but it is more typical to use "a temper" on its own or in more established phrases.
Example: "He has a temper of a lion when provoked."
Alternatives: "a disposition of" or "a mood of".
After listening to reports from his confidential agents, Tyler decided that the 'lawless assemblages' had dispersed and expressed his confidence in a "temper of conciliation as well as of energy and decision".
This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease -- a man like the Chancellor of this University.
This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease..
Adam Smith, in his 21st lecture on rhetoric in 1763, argued that poetry should deal with "A temper of mind that differs very little from the common tranquillity of mind is what we can best enter into, by the perusal of a small piece of a small length ... an Ode or Elegy in which there is no odds but in the measure which differ little from the common state of mind are what most please us.
"I've never seen a temper out of him.
But seeking shelter, like tending to monster blisters and accepting lifts, marks a tempering of high-blown ideals and he becomes more grounded.
Jack Gerard, president of the National Mining Association, said the new regulations were "a tempering of the excesses that occurred in the previous administration".
They may also gain from the mismatch between what people are voting for – a tempering of austerity – and what they are getting: a new European regime dictating and policing the taxation and spending policies of national governments.
What we need is a business-government-labor summit that tries to defuse at least some of labor's real concerns in return for a tempering of its opposition to trade.
On the retail side, a general decline in retail sales in November, based on seasonally adjusted figures, and a tempering of the previously meteoric growth in retail spending done over the Internet have reduced shipment volume.
