Sentence examples for was tamped down from inspiring English sources

Mr. Clinton entered office on a wave of generational optimism that was tamped down by incrementalism, triangulation, partisanship and the devastating X-factor of his own indiscipline.

What matters is that Steve is still in aftershock; that first encounter with Ned has barely subsided, and all the emotional noise that was tamped down by civilized aplomb is now let loose through Bowie's keening, interplanetary chorus.

An unexpected improvement over the non-hybrid Crosstrek came in the Hybrid's interior, where engine drone was tamped down by engineers after buyers and critics complained.

His graying curly hair was tamped down, and he had long sideburns.

Hurricane Katrina was tamped down.

Mr. Gibbs said one of the main challenges for Mr. Obama was tamping down expectations a bit without making anyone think he was moving away from the promises of his campaign.

Even as the administration was tamping down expectations for next year's budget, Vice President Dick Cheney was telling Senate Republicans today not to expect the White House to request billions of dollars in more military spending for this year, Senate aides said.

Maybe that was tamping down rogue prions.

What happens when it's been tamped down by a thousand well-shod feet?

Still, that shift appears to have been tamped down by the subprime mortgage crisis.

And the promotional blitz for Jack Welch's book -- he just retired as General Electric chairman -- has been tamped down considerably.