Sentence examples for it was mitigated by from inspiring English sources

It was mitigated by a sense of humour and it felt like a reasonably original film".

The instinct for cruelty remained but it was mitigated by a much deeper, more sophisticated, even feminine, moral and aesthetic sensibility.

If there was any disappointment at having to share the points with Manchester United and the lead with Manchester City it was mitigated by a new scoring record and the fact that the visitors were also prevented from going top.

However, instability was more apparent than real top politicians often held the key government posts semipermanently and it was mitigated by the secretaries of the leading parties, whose role it was to negotiate acceptable deals among faction leaders.

"Ghost Soldiers" is a cruel book in a sense, one that spares no details of the amazing savagery of Japanese behavior, but Mr. Sides also tries to account for that savagery and to show that it was not official Japanese policy and that it was mitigated by individual acts of compassion.

His "inexcusable error," Nixon says, was made on the recommendation of staff members who "had a personal stake in covering up the facts". And it was "mitigated" by a decision by CIA Director Richard M. Helms and his deputy, Vernon A. Walters, to ignore the White House request, Nixon writes.

However, whatever crudeness lingers, it is mitigated by the expressive subtlety of the ballet's superb cast.

As you get older, the risk of selling out and becoming part of that system stays real but it's mitigated by wanting to get in there and dig".

It is mitigated by the fact that recent migrants to a state tend to vote less often, contribute less to political campaigns, and otherwise exercise political influence at much lower rates than long-time residents.

It is mitigated by the fact that she's meeting new men, she's taking fun trips, she's kissing in dark hallways at parties, she's waking up with promising strangers, she's eating takeout in bed with old boyfriends after sexual encounters that begin with the phrase 'This is not a good idea.' " Alison's options are more limited.

Although his.270 was also his worst average over a full season — he batted.286 the year before — it was mitigated somewhat by his 30 home runs and even more by his 125 runs batted in.