The rich vanilla and tropical fruit notes temper the tang of the citrus, while the earthiness keeps the sweetness of the orgeat in check.
Duhon noted that tempers often flare at the courthouse, "where people go to resolve disputes; where you have divorces, custody battles, child support".
And rare conciliatory notes tempered the usual language.
Studies of the effects of long-duration space travel by Russian and American scientists have introduced cautionary notes tempering the early enthusiasm for astronaut trips to Mars lasting several years.
2013, thank goodness, is along the lines of 2012, with a big, stunning nose and tons of sweet vanilla, banana, honey and toffee notes tempered with cinnamon spice.
(The domineering Goodman character repeatedly tells the timid Buscemi character, "Shut the fuck up, Donny!") McCain, who is a stickler for observing the institution's hierarchy, soon began greeting Fresco with a hearty "Shut up, Leon!" Menendez noted that McCain's temper was more restrained than usual.
Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, has tried to temper expectations and noted in a speech last month that the "better jobs numbers seem somewhat out of sync with the overall pace of economic expansion".
And Mr. Obama, who appeared on the verge of losing his temper at times, noted that she was on the board of Wal-Mart while he was working on "the streets" as a Chicago community organizer.
General Ira C. Eaker described him as "nervous and high strung," and one biographer noted several incidents of imperious temper in social situations.
Although the separation with Slovakia proceeded amicably quickly dubbed the Velvet Divorce, in reference to the 1989 Velvet Revolution customs posts were erected along the Czech-Slovak border, and signs of rising national tempers were briefly noted on both sides of the new frontier.
