Sentence examples for would have dampened from inspiring English sources

That would have dampened but not eliminated the demand for seats.

But in Miami, many Cuban-Americans rejected that argument, saying that in fact, the restrictions would have dampened a budding opposition movement on the island.

Playing the youngsters, said Domenech, would have dampened expectations he had helped to build up by taking this team to the World Cup final two years ago.

It would be hard to get cameo appearances from Charlie Parker or Marlon Brando, and the dutiful literalism of historical filmmaking would have dampened the vitality and killed the magic.

Transaction costs would have dampened the return, but even so the performance has been strong enough to baffle proponents of the Efficient Market Hypothesis, which says that no statistical formula can keep beating the market.

"The sense was that damage in the tech sector would have dampened optimism and that the market would have worked a bit lower," said Alan Ackerman, senior vice president at Fahnestock & Co. Ackerman said strength in IBMs ibm stock, which closed up 2.27%, provided investors with enthusiasm.

But there was plenty to do undercover, so even rain wouldn't have dampened our spirits.

A glance at the morning papers by Charles's press advisers - still trying to rebuild bridges after the prince's "bloody people" outburst aimed at the media last week - would also have dampened enthusiasm to plough on regardless.

Since January, expectations that 3-D games would boost sales of 3-D TVs have dampened.

It doesn't appear to have dampened any spirits, though I suspect some attendees are wishing they'd remembered to pack an umbrella and sensible footwear.

UNPREPOSSESSING would be putting it mildly, although the intermittent drizzle through which we first saw the house may have dampened our spirits unfairly.