Mr. Clarke contends that during that crucial period Kennedy was "finally beginning to realize his potential as a man and a president"; just as "ambition and realpolitik had characterized his congressional career and early White House years, morality and emotion tempered his ambitions during his last hundred days".
Reflecting on his experience at the school, he said, matter of factly, "This year has tempered my ambitions since my calculus score is not quite up to par".
Just's owner, Igor Maller, said in a phone conversation after my visits that after opening the restaurant, his first, early last year, he tempered his ambitions from lofty fine dining to more relaxed and trendy fare.
But that hasn't tempered her ambitions.
Allmusic staff writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars, saying that "it might seem like nothing more than heavy metal, but a closer listen reveals that Soundgarden haven't tempered their ambitions at all".
This major renovation gave Suryan and Coe a chance to really put their signature styles on a project, without being hampered by pragmatic constraints such as community needs and budgets--considerations that had tempered their ambitions for earlier collaborations for Suryan's multifamily residential developments.
Some of the brightest and most ambitious women I went to college with, the ones I would have pinned as skyrocketing to CEO, influenced by their partners, have slowly tempered their ambition or made inauthentic career choices.
Despite keeping a relatively low profile over the past couple of years, Belgian indie dance duo Soulwax have not tempered the ambition that kicked off their now-legendary project almost two decades ago.
Lower prices will temper the ambitions of Russia, which lives on its oil and gas revenues.
"If they were included and recognised as a regional leader, they would temper their ambitions.
While the figure is a fraction of other regulatory budgets, lawmakers and lobbyists say Mr. Gensler could cut costs by tempering his ambitions.
