In the wake of Ronaldo's widely reported unhappiness Real have moved quickly to dampen down speculation about the player's future at the club in the media and at betting sites, but the stories about Ronaldo's difficult relationship with other members of the Madrid team and his difficulty in coping with the attention he receives in Madrid will ensure speculation continues. (laligablog.com)
Cue fevered speculation and hundreds of words written online and in print over the significance of these 29 characters between the pair — only for it all to be somewhat bizarrely dampened down when Clegg claimed he could beat up Balls. (totalpolitics.com)
One explanation is that sharp needles — but not toothpicks — prompt a stress response that dampens down inflammation. (newscientist.com)