Word: dampener
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...clearly took pride in their self-reliant nature. Responding enthusiastically to Demirjian’s emotional and effective conducting, the musicians seemed to fill the hall with a confidence in their unbounded potential as undergraduates. Not even a wayward chair, accidentally pushed off the stage to amused applause, could dampen their spirits. While this excitement, at its best, translated into heartfelt music, it also led to sonic imbalances and an occasional lack of polish. Such problems were evident from the concert’s first selection, Beethoven’s “Overture to ‘Egmont...
...Interim President Derek C. Bok said last fall that the vacant presidency would dampen donations in fiscal year 2007, but Rapier wrote that “fundraising for this year looks very solid and we expect that that will continue into the next year.” She declined to release any numbers for fiscal year...
...certain circumstances. The President surely knows the risks of radicalism. Foreign direct investment fell 46% year-on-year between January and November 2006, with one visiting European Parliament legislator blaming the rash of Shari'a bylaws for turning investors off. The specter of violence, too, acts to dampen foreign interest in Indonesia. The indigenous terror group Jemaah Islamiah-an organization linked to al-Qaeda that is blamed for hundreds of bombing deaths in Bali and Jakarta since 2002-doesn't have broad appeal among Indonesians, and its infrastructure has been battered by a number of recent arrests. But in January...
Some Harvard students, however, haven’t allowed the lack of sunshine to dampen their moods...
Although the results this weekend were disappointing for the Crimson, they did little to dampen Harvard’s optimism as it prepares for the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) championships in two weeks.“Now is where the fun really begins,” freshman J. P. O’Connor said. “This is what we trained for all year. The most important part of our season is just beginning.”After losing matches to both Cornell and Columbia this weekend and earning a tie against Bucknell, the Crimson limps...