Sentence examples for tempered slightly from inspiring English sources

An aura of self-confidence surrounds her, tempered slightly by a tendency to bite her lower lip.

Porte's vibrant mood, however, is tempered slightly when asked about that climb on this year's Tour de France.

Portland had a win on the road last weekend, an achievement tempered slightly by it being in Montreal, where the Impact just can't seem to gain any traction.

The Posies hold on to the ebullience of power pop, tempered slightly by their years on the circuit; the Pernice Brothers offer lapidary introspection.

Beckham's disappointment at being denied a fourth appearance at the World Cup finals by an achilles injury will be tempered slightly by the offer that was made by senior members of Capello's staff.

His moment was tempered slightly by the knowledge that his brother Sam had just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth behind Wang Jiachao of China and Maurice Deelen of the Netherlands.

The decline in commodities was tempered by slightly better news on the job market.

African and South American losses of sequestered carbon mass were again tempered by slightly rising carbon density.

(Although I would temper that slightly with the information that he's appeared in 125 titles, according to the IMDb. Clearly, his destiny was to be ranked among the "also including").

Lebedev himself slightly tempered his rhetoric.

But that conclusion is slightly tempered by another of the fund's findings.