1.   Although the intervening years dull the memory of those days on the baseball diamond, the yearning for paternal interest and support remained constant.

2.   A Pirates broadcaster, Blass is at the stage now where he can dull the memory with regular injections of humor.

3.   Going out in defeat will dull the memories.

4.   The leaders of China and Indonesia have been betting that such incidents will be forgiven if memories are dulled by strong economic growth.

5.   The treatments dulled his memory, which in turn reduced his already deteriorating ability to write.

6.   Time dulls memories.

7.   And they say the years have not dulled memories of overcrowded jail cells and angry guards, passing notes through bars and keeping journals on toilet paper.

8.   Authorities are trying to dull the memories and calm the lingering fears.