1.   They refused to let the rain dampen their spirits.

2.   And that meant that one of the most momentous peace meetings in modern history fizzled to a close on a rainy night that dampened spirits.

3.   After four months of sitting around and waiting for the NBA season to begin, nothing could dampen their spirits.

4.   But nothing could dampen his spirits.

5.   But the stock crash seems not to have dampened the spirits of MBAs getting ready to join the technology wave.

6.   But the difficulty in getting a close view of the pope and the limited number of tickets available for papal events did not dampen the spirits of the faithful.

7.   But this did nothing to dampen the spirits of general manager Joe Cummings.

8.   Everyone had expected the bribery scandals buffeting Milan designers to have dampened spirits a bit.

9.   Great things were expected of the Trojans this season, but spirits were dampened when they lost to Notre Dame and a declawed UCLA team.

10.   His competitive spirit is dampened.