The administration recently tempered the impact of "Buy America" provisions in last year's economic stimulus legislation by agreeing to treat Canadian companies the same as American ones on some projects.
The report appeared likely to cause some awkwardness in the Obama administration, which has tempered its criticism of the Bahraini government's repression even while acknowledging the legitimacy of the protesters' grievances.
The passage of time has tempered some of the harsh judgments of Bush's administration.
Most of all, we need an exit strategy so that we know what victory is and how we can get there". The sense of relief in the administration was tempered by the recognition of the remaining pitfalls.
The Obama administration, which considers Bahrain a crucial ally, has issued tempered criticisms of the crackdown but has not pressed for a change in government.
But as he often does, Mr. Obama tempered his celebration of better times, and his administration's role in helping to reach them, with acknowledgment that the recovery was not complete.
The stalled evacuation has led the Obama administration to temper its condemnations of Colonel Qaddafi's government, because officials worry that the Libyan government could take Americans hostage.
He has tempered some of them.
"So explicit condemnation has been tempered because of that context".
Kevin Fay, executive director of the International Climate Change Partnership, a business group that supports some actions to limit emissions, said there was cautious support for Mr. Bush's talks, though it was tempered by the administration's previous record.
However, severe side effects associated with systemic administration of IL-12 in clinical investigations and the very narrow therapeutic index of this cytokine markedly tempered enthusiasm for the use of this cytokine in cancer patients.
