61.   Threats of more violence and demands by squatters for white-owned farmland dampened hope Thursday for a quick end to months of farm occupations in Zimbabwe.

62.   He appeared to dampen hopes of any ambitious plans for high-speed service.

63.   He said Friday that the economy was pretty even at the moment, words which dampened hopes of a cut in US interest rates.

64.   Australia released higher-than-expected wages data Thursday that dampened high hopes for a cut in official interest rates, economists said.

65.   China has dampened hopes of any further stock markets opening this year, despite repeated call from provinces for bourses of its own, it was reported Tuesday.

66.   Thirteen bodies had been recovered by Wednesday night, according to rescue teams, dampening earlier hopes of retrieving the all bodies by nightfall.

67.   Their final bids only went in at the start of March, dampening hopes of an announcement before the defence exhibition winds up Thursday.

68.   Several statistics published during the week dampened hopes that the Fed would decide to ease US monetary policy.

69.   That dampened hopes that the Archbishop of Kisangani, Laurent Mosengwo, could resume a former post as president of the transitional parliament.

70.   Surrey were frustrated at Nottinghma where their title hopes were dampened when no play was possible because of the rain.