Sentence examples for dampen attendance from inspiring English sources

And high energy prices might dampen attendance.

Average ticket prices increased 4 cents to $8.17, though the MPAA suggested that did not dampen attendance.

He also said that the war in Iraq and fears of SARS had dampened attendance at the Paris show last year, to the dismay of American companies whose representatives told him, he said, that they were "very disappointed" by the low American turnout.

Attendance was dampened by unusually bad late-winter weather in the form of a persistent cold drizzle that forced even performers to bundle up.

Not even a planned anti-government cacerolazo near the naval base - a form of street protest involving banging pots and pans dating back to the 2001 economic crisis that has made a come back in recent months as Fernández de Kirchner's popularity has slid - could dampen the spirits of the holidaymakers, politicians and social groups in attendance.

Rain dampened the crowd on Sunday, then halted play; even if the weather were perfect, attendance would probably have sagged because of Woods's absence, Wellington said.

Attendance fell 16percentt in 1931, driven not just by rising unemployment but also a decision by the owners to dampen the scoring boom by changing the rules for what constituted a home run and tinkering with the composition of Spalding's baseballs.

School attendance?

Attendance figures for the past five Open championships seen exclusively by The Observer show that the abysmal weather and absence of Tiger Woods have done nothing to dampen - if you excuse the pun - interest in the tournament.

Attendance plummeted.

attendance allowance.