Word: dampered
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...final damper on the Assembly, the Fifth Republic would be ruled by a double-headed executive. Under the terms of the De Gaulle constitution, France would still have a Premier responsible to Parliament, but his ministers would have to resign their parliamentary seats. And over all would be a President elected for seven years, and with powers greater in some respects than those of the President of the U.S. He would be elected by the combined votes of Parliament, the members of the colonial assemblies, representatives of France's municipal councils, and other bodies, a grouping so weighted that...
...could perhaps ask for a little more articulation and more sparing use of the damper pedal in the Scarlatti, but both sonatas--seldom played items--were performed with grace and elegance, and showed to advantage the many tonal colors at the pianist's disposal...
...Deal enraged Weir. He saw its proliferating regulations as a damper on expanding capitalism, emerged as a symbol of business besieged by Government and by the growing C.I.O. In 1936 he wrote: "I am what Mr. Roosevelt calls an economic royalist." But, unlike the President, he added proudly, "I was born a commoner, have lived a commoner, and am still a commoner...
This development put a damper on the hopes of some delegates who earlier had professed belief a solution was in sight...
...Quantico Marines. 9 to 7, as Gilligan led the Crimson with a single, a double, and a home run. Before the Yale game, Gilligan was the leading Varsity batter with a .388 average followed by McGrath and Ticknor with .343 and .306 averages, respectively. Yale put somewhat of a damper on the season as they beat the Crimson...