Sentence examples for would be blunted from inspiring English sources

The effect his stories have on listeners and readers would be blunted considerably if they weren't true.

Even though there's no one better off, the protesters would be assuaged, and the Tories attack on the Government about 'stealth taxes' would be blunted.

UK exporters who buy-in raw materials or components from abroad would find that some of the competitive boost from a cheaper pound would be blunted.

There's a clear political anger in the book that attracted me, and I thought that would be blunted if we kept it in 1993/94.

Salim Abdullah, a senior Sunni member of Parliament, added that the security plan's impact would be blunted in Sadr City because Shiite militias had infiltrated the Iraqi security forces, and could tip off Mahdi militants before raids began.

No sooner had news of the deal appeared on the Huffington Post than its users were worrying out loud that the site's distinctiveness would be blunted by its new corporate parent.

Buoyed by their powerful base in Gaza, their demands would be blunt and simple.

He added, referring to Mr. Bartholomew: "He would be blunt, and lots of diplomats are not that blunt.

But Reedie said such bans would be "blunt-edged" and "damage the innocent as well as the assumed-to-be guilty".

"The toxic views would come out and they would either be blunted or neutralised, or at least [pupils] would be given something to think about.

In Cobán, many residents said that any attempted solution from the government, including a stronger military, would either never happen, or be blunted by the rich or criminals.