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No wonder that the bank poured cold water on acquisition rumours; having raised that capital, it would be mad to start chucking it away.

After listening to stir as the old gray pigeon has poured cold water on his head, the fire suddenly Quanmie of.

Senior British officials have also poured cold water on some of the more sensational statements emanating from Washington.

The report poured cold water on the Bush administration's goal of reducing US dependence on foreign oil, rather than on oil in general.

He may as well have poured cold water on me.

At his pre-match press conference on Thursday, Wenger poured cold water on those optimistic claims.

The Strasbourg court also poured cold water on the value of obtaining "diplomatic assurances" that a deported person will not be abused.

They poured cold water on my plan to learn English well, but I would still stick to it whatever they said.

She immediately poured cold water on his plans to expand the business.

"Strike hard" to the unscrupulous speculators in the market poured cold water on the pot.

For all these safeguards, Germany's government has so far poured cold water on the idea.

This isn't the first time an academic has poured cold water on the emotional possibilities of the Facebook phenomenon.

But Yang poured cold water on this idea.

This isn't the first time analysts have poured cold water on China's recent hot streak.