But over time, many of the same experts began tempering their earlier enthusiasm.
Reacting to new harassment allegations against Herman Cain, the Republican presidential candidate, on Wednesday, some conservative bloggers began tempering their defense of him.
Mr. Mbeki, who angrily described the criticism as a "campaign of intellectual intimidation and terrorism" in a letter to President Clinton, began tempering his comments during a visit to the United States in May.
The new xB is like the same kid six months later, still unquestionably the product of a different culture, but now self-conscious of that fact and beginning to temper his perceived eccentricities with trips to the Hollister store and the occasional McRib sandwich for lunch.
Slowly, and quietly, supporters are beginning to temper expectations: MOOCs won't transform higher education, but they might improve introductory college courses!
Although there were several outstanding performances, extra credit must go to Jack Gleeson – from the very beginning, he tempered the young king's hideousness and made him, as Tyrion suggested, a oddly vulnerable monster.
It has already begun to temper its foreign-policy rhetoric to calm American nerves.
Still, Ross's wry, intelligent and modest tone alone is an appealing contrast to the Bush administration's bombast, which it has only recently begun to temper.
It was Joyce who started him writing" -- and it was Joyce, Mr. Sheridan believes, who began to temper his hatred of the British.
As both external and internal pressures increasingly questioned the methods of moral-reform activism, the Advocate began to temper its stance on the issue, choosing to focus on the influence of women within the home.
