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How to use the word Dampen in a Sentence? Page #2

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The Nikkei has been closely reflecting the yen's moves this week so the bit of strengthening we saw in the yen overnight seems to have brought the mood down slightly this morning, but we've also got a three-day weekend coming up in Japan and it's not unusual for that to dampen risk appetite after a long week full of activity.

– Stefan Worrall

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The big picture is that policy makers are doing everything they can do to dampen expectations that the yuan will depreciate much.

– Mark Williams

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Giving Ceballos home incarceration and Baduel parole are positive gestures the government is making that can dampen some criticism, of course the elephant in the room is the incarceration of Leopoldo Lopez but the government does not appear willing to cede on that point for the time being.

– David Smilde

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Property developers who specialise in selling to non-dom purchasers may find that the Budget announcements may dampen demand until the details have been fully absorbed.

– Gary Richards

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We ask for people not to be over-sensitive so as not to dampen economic activities.

– Choi Kyung-hwan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The DAX, an export-driven index, is seeing this euro rally feeding straight through into concerns that it will dampen the export ability of the companies.

– Lorne Baring

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

But it's a reminder that Germany's growth at the moment is driven by consumption and not by the manufacturing backbone of the economy which at least at the beginning of year should somewhat dampen the growth outlook.

– Christian Schulz

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Prolonged political bickering is detrimental to public administration and the international image of Hong Kong as a stable, law-abiding and efficient city. It may even dampen investors' confidence in Hong Kong.

– Financial Secretary John Tsang

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Investor sentiment was undoubtedly hurt by the margin trading news despite CSRC saying they did not intend to dampen the stock market, i expect the market to be quite volatile in the near term although over the longer term, it is still a bull market.

– Liu Jingde

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The suspension will shut funds out of the markets and further dampen purchasing power.

– Sam Chi Yung

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Oil prices are likely to keep falling due to slower Chinese growth and because the years of prices above $100 before the recent plunge were 'abnormal' historically, i would not be surprised if the price falls to as low as around $20... It is purely due to supply and demand. There is a ceiling for oil because high energy prices dampen economic growth.

– Nobuyuki Nakahara

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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