Temper in example sentence

The same is true of Klaus’s nationalism; it may appeal to a popular streak of Czech provincialism, but even if the conservative Civic Democratic Party, which Klaus founded, wins the parliamentary election next year, EU membership will temper nationalist ambitions.

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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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