Nor have his bluster and ill temper improved matters.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

We must, however, temper our ideals with a dose of realism, and prevent inaction from taking the place of action.

Nor is sympathy at work China does not buy Treasuries because it wants to temper the pain of America s fiscal brinkmanship.

It's definitely rare for me to lose my temper, but on the other hand I think I can be pretty stubborn.

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.

With important reserves near populated areas, governments will need to temper their enthusiasm and think about the balance between risks and riches.

At that time, many akinjis (about 18.000) lost their temper and began looting civilian properties in the surrounding villages by disobeying orders.

Childhood bipolar children as young as four are being labeled bipolar because they have temper tantrums, which scores them high on their bipolar checklist.

The critic Irving Howe, a New Yorker of long standing, tried to temper my enthusiasm. To enjoy this city you need a good apartment and a certain salary.

As long as Wilders and his European counterparts stay out of government, they have no incentive to temper their illiberal rhetoric and stop stoking up hostility towards ethnic and religious minorities.

Many netizens have wondered whether his choice to flirt with the far right wing of his electorate helped temper his defeat or whether, on the contrary, it was one of the reasons his electorate deserted him .

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.

Roh s suicide is a disaster for his family and a national shame, while North Korean leader Kim Jong il s nuclear blast is something of a temper tantrum, but one which may have dire consequences for the two Koreas and the world.

And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.

Scientific evidence on the risks mounts by the day, as most recently documented in England s magisterialStern Report. Yet, despite the fact that the United States accounts for roughly 25 of all man made global carbon emissions, Americans show little will or inclination to temper their manic consumption.

Admiration for American values does not mean, of course, that others want to imitate all the ways Americans implement them. While many Europeans admire America's devotion to freedom, they prefer policies at home that temper the liberal economic principles of individualism with a robust welfare state.