Sentence examples for somewhat tempered from inspiring English sources

But his characterization of the report was somewhat tempered.

The advent of Christianity somewhat tempered the demand for gold until about the 10th century.

His disappointment somewhat tempered by anticipation, Dean went off to have lunch with Barrett.

I would have thought that enthusiasm would have been somewhat tempered by our recent experiences.

The panel was somewhat tempered in its criticism of Mr. Rather.

Criticism of this act was strong but somewhat tempered by the fact that Menem himself had been held in detention for five years.

Yet, the discovery of several unexpected effects of antisense molecules and the lack of clarity with respect to their mechanisms of actions should somewhat temper enthusiasm.

While the quality of the opponent somewhat tempers the effort, the fact that the Knicks played well for all four quarters was impressive.

If the temperature had dropped too low, the glue would have frozen under the vinyl window coverings and they would have to be snapped off – somewhat tempering the dramatic "reveal".

With the Chinese economy cooling somewhat, tempering that country's heretofore voracious demand for raw materials, integrated mining firm Rio Tinto warned Wednesday that its business would be adversely affected in the near term.

Despite being less than 50 km from the Bay of Fundy and less than 30 km from the Northumberland Strait, the climate tends to be more continental than maritime during the summer and winter seasons, with maritime influences somewhat tempering the transitional seasons of spring and autumn.