Sentence examples for dampen support for from inspiring English sources
There are many halfway solutions that could dampen support for a split – from a simple in-out referendum to new tax-gathering rules, a properly federal Spain or a confederation between Catalonia and the rest of the country.
One final insight from Albright's research: To the extent there is a discernible political motive in them, the goal seemed less to inspire enthusiasm for one candidate than to dampen support for voting at all.
Although news of confirmed chemical weapons usage in 2013 appeared to dampen support for action, Trump's decision to take action — along with fairly positive reactions from Congress — could also boost support.
And it has indicted Russian propagandists for the misinformation campaigns they spread on social media that sought to dampen support for Mrs. Clinton in her campaign against Mr. Trump.
Swing-state counties with especially high numbers of veterans helped propel Donald Trump to the White House, suggesting that his attacks this summer on a Gold Star family did not dampen support for him in military communities.
Some have sought to dampen support for women wanting to drive by spreading false rumours of an imminent government move to lift the ban.More traditional foes of change have also been active.
He accused Gov. George E. Pataki, union dissidents and the authority's negotiators of dampening support for the vote.
The death last year of Barry Cannon, a Navy Sea lab III aquanaut, is also blamed for dampening support for a much expanded Federal role in oceanology.
Recollection bias — basically the belief that perceived risks have not increased — also dampens support for a variety of anti-terrorism measures, controlling for the level of risk beliefs and demographic factors.
By saying that the war a century earlier had mostly concerned states' rights, teachers and textbooks minimized the role of slavery and dampened support for a nascent civil rights struggle.
Creating a new "police czar" could backfire, if only to the extent that it convinces people that the problems with our militarized police are being addressed, dampening support for broader reform.
