Sentence examples for helped dampen from inspiring English sources

That helped dampen the criticism a bit.

These islands have in the past helped dampen the impact of hurricanes on the coast.

Their presence has helped dampen looting at Angkor Wat, the central temple, Cambodian officials say.

The Fed reportedly sold modest amounts of dollars for yen at around 159.10 yen, which helped dampen the dollar's advance, dealers said.

The lack of overseas interest in American stocks in 2004 may have helped dampen the stock market's gains, but it did not send it down.

Although that helped dampen inflation — the latest data, for March, showed wholesale prices were up 6.9 percent compared with those of a year earlier — it also put the brakes on overall growth.

Initially, they help dampen down some of the less helpful speculation about what went on and what the causes might have been.

Still, firefighters say that if the rains continue, they will help dampen the threat.

The depreciation of the Chinese currency will also help dampen British inflation through cheaper imports.

As the economist Jonathan Portes points out, this would help dampen excessive price rises.

But observers argue size could help dampen the industry's cyclical tendencies.