31.   But a daylong steady rain dampened spirits on both sides.

32.   But the lone goal seemed to dampen the spirits of the Dominican players as well as the patriotic crowd.

33.   But while some confidence may return after this, the rumour-mongers can be expected to work overtime to dampen the spirits.

34.   Economic crisis dampens Christmas spirit.

35.   Intermittent heavy rain spawned by Tropical Storm Leo did not dampen their spirits.

36.   She said the fact that traditional sectors such as trading and construction were having problems should not dampen their spirit of entrepreneurship.

37.   That by no means dampened his spirit.

38.   The economic slowdown has not dampened their spirits to achieve much more for the company.

39.   The possibility of the weakness of the Japanese yen forcing a competitive devaluation in other Asian currencies dampened market spirits all throughout the trading week.

40.   The residents of Hakuba, a picturesque town west of Nagano where the downhill race will be run, say the controversy is dampening the spirit of the games.