Word: dampers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weeks before the Malta meeting, White House aides -- and Bush himself -- had been putting a damper on expectations. But the President was determined all the while to arrive with proposals that would interest the Soviets and encourage the success of their reforms without turning the meeting into a wholesale renegotiation of the postwar order. Such a deal would be futile in any case. At Yalta in 1945 the victorious Allies could draw lines at will upon war-ravaged Europe. Now the ability of both superpowers to dictate events has been sharply circumscribed...
...fast, they could sharply depress the real estate market and the value of the assets they still hold. The falling prices could put even more S & Ls in jeopardy by undermining their outstanding real estate loans. Already the impending sales have frightened real estate investors and kept a damper on prices, especially in the hard-hit Southwest. The federal holdings, says Dallas S & L adviser Richard Kneipper, are like a "tidal wave about to crush us all and drown everybody...
...would hope that it would," Dartmouth Coach Paul Cromier said. "It would be a travesty if the Ivy League lost its bid. One of the reasons was that we couldn't compete. Princeton has put a little damper on that argument. I was cheering for them, no question...
...time is ripe for some form of public service initiative spearheaded by the federal government. I strongly believe that there is great enthusiasm for college public service nationwide. Let's not put a damper on this movement by placing a dollar value on community work, and making public service a condition for receiving financial...
Kennedy, speaking before a crowd of 400 at the Copley Plaza Hotel, pledged to continue his progressive legislative agenda in his fifth term. Supporters, although pleased by Kennedy's 66 to 34 point reelection, said the disappointing presidential returns put a damper on the Senate victory...