Sentences with phrase «dampened when»

However, our excitement was dampened when we got our bill for the upcoming semester; I...

If your excitement for the latest Audi A3 was dampened when you learned that we'd only be getting a sedan for this generation, then prepare to turn the enthusiasm wick back up.

The squishy, egg - shaped, and aqua - activated sponges, which come in every color from hot pink to black to lime green to millennial pink, are designed to be dampened when applying makeup.

Also, signaling in the brain's reward system was dampened when the nicotine - exposed animals consumed alcohol.

However, this neural activity was dampened when the men were exposed to the tears.

However, the Tories attack was dampened when Conservative mayor Boris Johnson reasserted his support for the living wage.

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When we imagine a powerful CEO, we typically picture a secluded corner office large enough to fly a kite in, with thick wood paneling, plush pile carpets, and a gatekeeping assistant — all designed to dampen the intrusion of any exterior stimuli.

To differentiate your pen gift, choose a different pen, which contains ink that is readable only under sun or when the paper is dampened.

Though talk of an all - out global trade war has dampened, some analysts still believe that protectionism is a cause for concern — especially when it comes to tech.

The hinges will also incorporate about eight different O rings plus some dampening gel so that when the lenses flip around, it won't bounce when it lands.

But as for the «dampening effect of the presidential election,» Travis said he thinks «we'll all be pleased when that's passed,» Business Insider reports.

Keller points out that one of the reasons to own a franchise in the first place is because owners almost always make money when they sell; but in the U.S. most teams aren't making profits from attendance and TV revenues are small compared to other leagues, all of which dampens buyer interest.

Authorities could also, in principle, adjust macroprudential tools to dampen financial cycles — tightening them when leverage is building up and risk taking is increasing, and easing those requirements when that cycle turns.

Historically, the Federal Open Market Committee has looked to the Phillips curve — the inverse relationship between unemployment and the rate of inflation — for insight into when to dampen growth, but this seems less relevant today.

When that happens, and the price spikes, the spike can't be dampened in the near term by supply increase because the productive capacity has already been destroyed.

Higher risk (higher yield) bonds tend to be closely correlated with equities which means that such bonds do not really dampen volatility or smooth out returns over time when combined with equities in a portfolio.

When the ganache is firm, remove the sides of the springform pan; its easiest to warm the pan with a hairdryer, then remove the sides, but you can also wrap a kitchen kitchen towel dampened with hot water around the pan and leave it there for 10 seconds.

When you use a flour sack towel it is helpful to dampen the cloth thoroughly with filtered water and then squeeze out any extra water before covering the bread.

Roll firmly to keep the roll together when you get about 2 ″ from seaweed end dampen your finger tip with water and wipe to seal end.

At a time when international tensions and domestic frustrations had dampened traditional American optimism, the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the entire nation a lift by defeating the world's top team, the Soviets, and ultimately winning the gold medal.

When you consider teams like Chelsea are being forced to loan huge numbers of players and we are not even at top numbers, it does dampen the spirits.

A heavy rainstorm left the field waterlogged in places in the second half but didn't dampen the spirits of the Ivorians, who ended a 23 - year drought when they clinched their second African title last month in Equatorial Guinea.

On a night when an extraordinary thunderstorm cracked away above Stamford Bridge, our Under - 18s confidently and comprehensively dampened any hope Manchester City had of avenging their defeat at this stage of the Youth Cup last season.

You never know when a summer storm will roll in and threaten to dampen your frilly summer frock.

You don't really need to use fancy wipe warming devices or store them damp, though when you're still dealing with nighttime changes, keeping a few freshly dampened wipes in a hermetic container next to the changing area speeds things up.

Not only do children tire easily from walking around all day, they are use to a certain level of comfort and scheduling that when it is thrown off balance, can really dampen a mood.

While this use of farce works well, particularly the chaotic triple - phone - line dance in the office when appeasing MPs on «defection - watch», the characterisation is a little thin, which dampens the script's sharpness.

In this view the expenses scandal's impact was to dampen the importance of the national debate when it came to election time.

Back in 2007, Brown opened himself up to accusations of dithering when he considered holding an early election, refused to dampen down speculation and then finally announced there would not be an early election after all.

And yet they go into party conference this weekend exceptionally chipper, knowing the only thing that will dampen the mood in Glasgow is when Scotland's World Cup qualifying campaign inevitably ends in failure on Sunday.

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.

In a badly - judged bid to dampen down the effect of Barack Obama's intervention in the EU debate, the London mayor floated a discredited theory that the president's ancestry led him to remove a bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office when he became president in 2009.

«The expenses scandal's impact was to dampen the importance of the national debate when it came to election time.

When you combine them with the riser pads, shocks and vibrations are dampened so you can feel even more confident on your board.

When attached to a bow, its Precision Aluminum Design and built - in Vibration Dampening Technology will make your bow more stable, and you will feel less bow torque.

Also found in nociceptors, these channels can become blocked when exposed to acid, dampening the pain signal.

Women are also particularly sensitive to disgust in the early stages of pregnancy or just after ovulation — both times when their immune system is dampened.

So in the third, when a green screen was paired with harder shocks, my brain released opioids rapid - fire to dampen the increased pain.

They found that the protein neuropeptide S (NPS) dampens traumatic responses to bad memories in mice when administered to the amygdala, where negative memories are stored.

The research, published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Neuroscience, looked at what happened when mice had their ears surgically blocked for a period of three days to over a week, dampening hearing.

«Such bones dampen sounds when they are tapped, they sound «dead», just like a cracked teacup or bell goes «clunk»; rather than ringing.»

The neurons fire when we're tired and need sleep, and dampen down when we're fully rested.

When smokers satisfy their urge for a cigarette, they dampen their mental resistance to addiction.

The antibody blocks CTLA - 4, a protein switch on the surface of T cells that, when turned on, dampens their activation.

The other weird thing was when we dampened down the level of telomerase, the cells didn't run out of telomeres.

The troubles appear not to have dampened the expectations of SALT's future users, since it has seemingly never been a question of whether the problems can be fixed, but when.

«There are promising data on potential medical use but the data suggesting it dampens the marijuana high are really not compelling when you look at the original sources,» she notes.

In their research in mice, described in the journal Nature online Oct. 21, the investigators showed that TRN neurons, which have been previously implicated in the dampening of brain signals in people, were also less active when the mice were led to focus on — and respond to — a visual flash of light to get a milk reward.

The idea is that there are systems in the brain that help us by imitating only «internally» — they dampen the activity of mirror neurons when we simply watch, so that we can still have the sort of «inner imitation» that allows us to empathize with others, without any overt imitation.

Rather, he was intrigued by its documented ability to dampen the immune responses triggered by vaginal epithelial cells when exposed to toxins.