Word: dampener
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...both of whom recently posed as undergrads, joined campus organizations, and tried to rush the Sigma Chi fraternity. These less-ambitious versions of Suzanne Pomeys may have not been Harvard men in name, but they were in spirit, proving that even a rejection letter doesn’t always dampen the Darwinian fire...
...spending among consumers who held those stocks. Suddenly, those consumers felt much poorer. Typically, cycles work the other way. Robust consumer spending at the height of a boom induces businesses to build more plants at just the wrong moment--when the Federal Reserve is ready to dampen the whole party with higher interest rates to root out inflation...
...must consider any proposal that does not clearly reflect these principles of justice with suspicion. So-called “pragmatic solutions” dampen our cause’s urgency so that the amazing coalition which has arisen to respond to this crisis will dissipate by the time that increases in the cost of living have driven workers back into poverty. Sure, there will be people willing to rebuild the coalition, and do whatever it takes to make Harvard confront the crisis of poverty again. But the administration has an opportunity now to show that committees and other...
...that won't dampen Domenici's enthusiasm for the measure. Says he: "It's still better than anything around...
...support for an anti-terrorism coalition could get sanctions lifted and frozen assets released. In exchange, Washington would expect Iran to provide valuable intelligence on the Taliban and to stop supporting extremist groups like Hamas and Hizballah. Not least, Khatami's moral authority in the Islamic world could help dampen any anti-Western backlash in the wake of military attacks on Afghanistan...