Sentence examples for dampen performance from inspiring English sources
He added, "In particular, we think a credit rating agency downgrade of Washington Mutual's debt to junk levels, as threatened by Moody's, would likely raise the cost of doing business and further dampen performance during the currently challenging environment".
Even this news did not dampen the performance of the Singapore Stock Exchange, whose benchmark Straits Times index rose 96.05, or 3.26%, to 3,045.59.
Not even a Manchester drizzle could dampen Tharpe's performance.
But it doesn't dampen Mr. Smith's performance, which is bilious and strangely tender.
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said: "Deflation continues to dampen Scottish sales performance as the sluggish start to the year continued.
Introducing "reverse" reforms in the regression (Panel C) barely modifies the estimates, suggesting that the effects of the unemployment benefit reform identified in the baseline approach are not overestimated due to the omission of increases in benefit replacement rates that may dampen labor market performance.
[C4.] J.P. Morgan Chase said that earnings surged 36percentt in the first quarter, even though tough conditions dampened the operating performance of its consumer businesses.
At the same time, however, interest rate jitters should dampen first-day performances, bringing them more in line with the rest of the market.
In November, the investor group cut its bid for Burger King to $1.5 billion as the hamburger chain's poor trading performance dampened financing prospects.
Whereas with most evenings at American Ballet Theater a change of dancer can dampen or ignite a performance, at Ailey there are no disappointments.
