51.   He has been trying to dampen expectations about the World Cup, saying China triumphed just by getting into the finals.

52.   However, U.N. officials dampened expectations Wednesday as the conference at a secluded hilltop hotel near Bonn moved into its second day.

53.   Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon last week have, however, dampened expectations somewhat.

54.   Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon last week, however, dampened expectations somewhat.

55.   Maintaining a low profile in the Lima hostage crisis, the White House dampens expectations for a meeting between President Clinton and Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.

56.   Meanwhile, the United States dampened expectations Friday for a meeting between U.S. President Bill Clinton and Fujimori, who is scheduled to visit Washington on Monday.

57.   On the eve of practice Schumacher had dampened expectations of Ferrari fans for the first season victory saying the Imola track did not fit to the red cars.

58.   Schroeder dampened expectations of an imminent breakthrough.

59.   Rubin also sought to dampen expectations.

60.   The German environment minister, Merkel, has repeatedly sought to dampen expectations for the summit and has been strongly criticized by environmentalists for not proposing a summit agenda.