11.   A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.

12.   Even though she knew it was illogical, the thought briefly took the edge off her enjoyment.

13.   Fernando took the edge of the sheet and patted at the beads of vapour at her brow.

14.   He often cracked jokes with patients to relax them, his easy camaraderie taking the edge off their fear without in any way compromising their faith in him.

15.   The coca takes the edge off their appetites and brings them luck in their search for tin.

16.   These meal-time confrontations always took the edge off her appetite.

17.   It therefore takes the edge off the objection and creates a climate of agreement rather than conflict.

18.   He waited a while until Sir John had taken the edge off his appetite.

19.   As you can perhaps appreciate, this rather took the edge off my initial delight.

20.   Already the October gales have powdered the high country with snow, already taken the edge off the colors that swell in the valleys below the hilltops.