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Tempered glass and perfluorocarbon plastics (TEFLON®) should be used whenever possible to minimize sorption and leaching of toxic substances.
Some commentators have also remarked that Greenspan's speech, far from being "a stark warning," as Reuters termed it, was a tempered acknowledgement that even central bankers have a hard time figuring out when markets are overvalued.
Pooh's greed is tempered by an all-American friendliness.
The victory of Mohammed Khatami in the Iranian presidential election suggests the country's revolutionary zeal has been tempered.
Though it's hard to sustain a point of view when the goal is to be best-selling and definitive, the book's reigning mood is progressive populism tempered by realistic pessimism.