Sentence examples for dampen discussion from inspiring English sources

The Web does not dampen discussion.

And regulators in Britain have said they would frown on Bertelsmann increasing its position in the country's broadcasting market, where it controls the Channel 5 television network through RTL, dampening discussions held recently with Carlton Communications.

Lack of a clear picture of public health risks from fracking should not dampen public discussion that provokes the kind of study that eventually leads to answers.

But it is so broad as to be little-used in prosecution many fear that it could become like Britain's Official Secrets Act, which would dampen public discussion of national affairs.

The dilemmas of genetic testing are compounded in the ultra-Orthodox community, where the emphasis on modesty often dampens open discussion.

At the 2011 UN Summit, lobbying by food and beverage companies effectively dampened the discussion and inclusion of actions related to the most cost-effective, fiscal and regulatory interventions (30), and at the 2013 World Health Assembly industry touted the 'harmful' effects of taxation and marketing restriction (31).

But ideological orthodoxy can dampen the robust discussions in chambers that clarify issues and shape rulings.

It is not likely that the apology will end the debate about the watch or dampen the increasingly barbed discussions of the church's role in Russian society.

It is not likely that the apology will put an end to the debate about the watch or dampen the increasingly barbed discussions of the church's role in Russian society.

"We've seen a dampening of the feminist discussion of the complexities of adult women's lives, including parenting, which has been simplified down to a 'good mommy/bad mommy' formula," said Suzanna Walters, a professor of sociology at Georgetown University and the mother of a 7-year-old daughter.

My wish to conceive and cultivate a club that could be summed up by its guiding belief "Islamic discussion club" was dampened and dulled by this bellowing "I'm no straight old cis white man; I know a struggle too".