Sentence examples similar to tempered approval from inspiring English sources
Neither America's Department of Justice (DoJ) nor the European Commission has found a reason to halt the deal, but both tempered their approval with words of caution.The watchdogs sniffed the deal carefully because patents are powerful weapons and war is already being waged.
Of course, neither of those two blemishes would temper my approval of the Type R.
Of the three longtime search consultants who were sent copies of the rules for comment, two expressed approval, though tempered with some doubts, and one offered strong criticism.
On the other hand, says one scholar at the party's top think-tank, the Central Party School, official approval is tempered by suspicions about religion and by lingering concern over the mixture of Buddhism and other religious elements in Confucian thinking.The relevance of Confucian ideas to modern China is obvious.
The board's authority is tempered by grant requirements for funder approval before key personnel can be replaced, however, and the Silent Spring Institute board developed additional mechanisms to ensure that it exercises its authority responsibly.
He may have hoped that American annoyance would be tempered by the news on December 27th of progress in winning approval for the long-planned relocation of its Futenma air base on Okinawa to a less populous part of that island.
President Obama tempered his comments by noting that "there are still some very important votes to be taken" and that winning House approval would be a particular challenge.
Hubris tempered by humility.
Players have tempered expectations.
