Temper
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Nor is sympathy at work;China does not buy Treasuries because it wants to
temper
the pain of America’s fiscal brinkmanship.
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As humans, what's important to remember is that we've developed, we've evolved over time to temper, or tame, these basic animal instincts.
A good reader has an artist's passion, a willingness to get caught up in the story, but just as importantly, the readers also needs the coolness of judgment of a scientist, which acts to
temper
and complicate the reader's intuitive reactions to the story.
Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend who displayed his
temper
more than his ambition.
I was a young drug dealer with a quick
temper
and a semi-automatic pistol.
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