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Our sense of joy was tempered by the undeniable intrusion of the war in the Persian Gulf.
Strong reviews tempered by warnings of excessive gore for director Tim Burton's adaptation of Washington Irving's classic headless-horseman tale.
Tempered glass and perfluorocarbon plastics (TEFLON®) should be used whenever possible to minimize sorption and leaching of toxic substances.
The pragmatic dukes of Piedmont liked French-style absolutist monarchy but tempered it with a parliament to bypass local fiefdoms.
Among its masterpieces of international renown are The Adoration of St. Vincent, a multi-panel work attributed to the 15th-century Portuguese master, Nuno Gonçalves, and The Temptation of St. Anthony, a fantastic hallucination by Hieronymus Bosch, tempered with humor and executed with mad genius.