Sentence examples for dampening of spirits from inspiring English sources

Karma is also criticised on the grounds that it leads to the dampening of spirits with men suffering the ills of life because the course of one's life is determined by karma.

But it shows no sign of dampening spirits at EnerNOC.

Inventories of homes reached 3.9m, a record, which would take over seven months to clear at July's pace of sales.A weak housing market is dampening the spirits of America's consumers.

But instead of dampening researchers' spirits, these notes should serve to focus further research into an issue of vital importance to Spain's citizens, under-health situations and growing inequalities in last decades.

Clement XI declared a Holy Year in 1702 for the specific purpose of dampening festive spirits and any inclination to noise.

But far from dampening the spirits of the local fans, it excites them, as if it were the carnival culecos that hose revellers with water.

There's also a pervasive feeling that Obama's tone — as evidenced by tough rhetoric against Wall Street and BP — is dampening the spirits of business leaders, making them unwilling to take risks.

The Little Orchestra Society has become the second of New York City's orchestras to cancel its holiday concerts because of a contract dispute between its management and the freelance musicians who fill its ranks, leaving musicians and managements accusing each other of dampening holiday spirits.

All of which might have dampened the spirits of another man making his debut as the first foreign owner in the N.B.A.

Chilly and at times soggy conditions at Derwent Park failed to dampen the spirits of the crowd of 7,630 or the two teams in a thrilling match.

Unfortunately for the Cambodians living in the valley below, the cloudy sky did little to dampen the spirits of the hundreds of Thai gamblers who had gathered there to launch around a dozen 30-foot-long bamboo rockets in the space of a couple hours.