| Not so much because it makes those whom it afflicts unhappy, or as myth has it, turn green, but because it dulls their analytical skills. |
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| In fact, White's character is an example how overexposure dulls the edge of comedy. |
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| Sadly, that memory rankles in my mind and dulls somewhat the great effort from Andy Bichel. |
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| It seems to me that each act of sinning incrementally dulls the ability of an individual to see the sinfulness of the act. |
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| It helps keep them warm for a while, and dulls the ruthless realities of their lives. |
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| Lopate understands it is neither the self as exhibitionist nor the structure of narrative competing with lyric that dulls contemporary poems. |
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| O-1 steel is another high carbon steel which gives razor sharp edges but dulls quicker than A2 Steel. |
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| But eventually the mind slows, the arteries clog, the ability to deal with new challenges dulls. |
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| Each passing day dulls the positive impression you invested so much to create. |
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| Though this dulls power responses, putting your foot to the floor immediately delivers full power in case of an emergency. |
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| For rivals who use conventional materials, boosting strength means adding weight, which dulls both performance and agility. |
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| Once workers become wealthier relative to their wages their appetite for staying in the job and advancing in the job dulls. |
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| Natural outdoor ice dulls the blades more quickly than artificial indoor ice. |
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| Thus it has been noticed that cold, which weakens the kidney meridian, dries out and dulls the skin. |
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| Waiting becomes a burden that dulls us to the wonder of life and the hope that is ours. |
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| It is a narcotic that dulls the brain and deadens the nerves. |
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| But what about mild depression, the kind of sadness that puts you in a fidget, makes you lose sleep, dulls your appetite and your wit, and saps your energy? |
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| Believe it or not, these are ironies we can learn a lot from, a useful exercise when the culture of consumption dulls us down as we absorb the season's greetings. |
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| Urge them to have breakfast before leaving for school, since hunger dulls the brain. |
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| The shock value, which is what we're after, dulls after a while. |
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| By immersing the blades in oil, you stop the oxidization process that dulls their sharp edges. |
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| It's an accomplished and intriguing set that never dulls the enthusiasm on repeat hearing, each new listening opens up a hitherto missed experience. |
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| It is entertaining and relaxing, but too much television dulls the mind and numbs the body. |
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| He shows how lowering the bar for certain groups dulls their incentives to excel. |
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| All this dulls growth. Blame the grandparentsHow can the zombie-like shuffle of the state into finance be stopped? |
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| A flood of testosterone dulls the messages from their political antennae. |
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| Alcohol dulls the brain, reduces reaction time and the law says very clearly that drinking and driving with a certain amount of it in your bloodstream is taboo. |
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| After a while, the prickly feeling of anxiousness dulls and turns blunt. |
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| Such conditioning dulls ambitions and makes managers defensive. |
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| Anger is one of those sharp, precise tools that dulls with use. |
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| It also dulls the appetite for joining the labor force to begin with, or dulls the appetite for hanging in there in later life rather than taking early retirement. |
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| Aromas reveal more with the warmth, while the cold dulls them. |
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| It is vital, since it helps eliminate the dirt that dulls the hair. |
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| But perhaps dessert dulls the survival instinct. |
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| And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. |
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| But because men say, and it's true, that when someone writes entirely about wisdom, it often dulls a man's wit who reads it every day. |
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| Throughout the day, as a knife edge dulls, the operator can slide the blade through the unique spring-tensioned rods of the Ergo Steel and sharpen the edge in a matter of seconds. |
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| Showcasing trips to the Kirkenes Snowhotel, or dogsledding, snowmobiling or ice fishing, the excitement of the varied itinerary never dulls or fades. |
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| This anesthetization dulls other aspects of our lives as well. |
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| The poison dulls all his senses and his companions believe him dead. |
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