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She says 1) she has offered to teach male students separately, but having them in a class with women would dampen debate among the women; and 2) one of the male students was a conservative who was just trying to score a political point.
Meanwhile, the NYT says the Hong Kong developments "could lead to a broad regional economic slowdown that would dampen the sales and earnings not just of local companies, but of major corporations from the United States to Europe that operate there."
Maybe Dalmatian burger is an ecologically efficient substitute for beef (though it might dampen enthusiasm for McDonald's current 101 Dalmatians promotional campaign).
Particularly frustrating for abstainers: A cry of "down in front" will not dampen a rollicking Wave, so sight lines are blocked at regular time intervals.
The Trojan Cow: Bovine intervention threatens to further dampen relations between North and South Korea.