tempered
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And any hopes that a change in government will bring about a renaissance in the Venezuelan oil industry should be tempered with a dour dose of reality.
From Barron's
England youth international Jack Fletcher - son of former United title winner Darren - was given his debut as a substitute but, at 18, expectations have to be tempered.
From BBC
While Meg has enjoyed huge success with England's Red Roses, winning the World Cup earlier this year, the joy has been tempered by coming to terms with the double loss.
From BBC
Those concerns, though, were tempered Thursday after blowout earnings from chip company Micron Technology, which said quarterly profits nearly tripled to $5.2 billion as it benefits from the AI boom.
From Barron's
The agency last month also tempered its stance on an imminent peak in oil demand, reinstating a scenario in its World Energy Outlook annual report in which global oil consumption keeps growing until 2050.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.