Draft proposals by the central bank on November 17th to cap banks' exposure to stockmarkets and curb reckless lending only mildly dampened the optimism.
The bankruptcy may be keeping businesses outside Jefferson County from moving in, Mr. Fleming conceded, but he maintains that it has not dampened the optimism about downtown or hampered the ability of Birmingham to foster growth in the district.
But many EU countries would rather it did not, because a bitter quarrel would then erupt with Turkey, a strategically vital NATO member and itself a candidate to join the EU in the long run.Even before Mr Annan flew away, Mr Denktash, the Turkish-Cypriot leader, dampened the optimism.
Rampant theft of intellectual property and an anti-corruption drive that has focused on political convenience instead of addressing the issue of corruption at its roots have both dampened the optimism of doing business in China for small, medium-sized and large U.S. enterprises.
Our findings dampen the the optimism associated with this decrease.
Greaves, like her oldest daughter, refuses to let their financial troubles dampen the family's optimism and spirit".There is nothing like family," she said, "because if anything goes wrong outside there, you can always run back to the family".
Comments from a number of German officials pouring cold water on the idea of a concrete plan by this weekend dampened the early optimism, while disappointing US confidence figures did not help sentiment.
The formal launch of the programme took place in the hill community of Liquidoe, where the blustery winds and frigid temperatures did not dampen the new team's optimism.
Of course, some hideous terrorist attack here or some stunning international blowup on the Korean Peninsula or elsewhere would quickly dampen this optimism.
