Australia's government raised interest rates twice - to 5.25% - late last year to cool the construction boom in the housing market and consumer spending.

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The late August sun and cool evening night added to the ambience of the meal, which was served on an outdoor patio overlooking an infinity pool and the valley below.

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This spring's tornado season got a late start, with unusually cool weather keeping funnel clouds at bay until mid-May.

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But the England defender did manage to keep Benjani Mwaruwari safely shackled all evening, so much so that the Zimbabwean lost his cool and was booked for a very late challenge on Johan Djourou before later being withdrawn.

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The match threatened to boil over with a couple of late scuffles but Leeds kept their cool and closed out the match to seal a famous win.

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After a late-afternoon swim in Lake Maracaibo to cool off from the sweltering heat, we got our first glimpse of towering clouds amid the glow of the setting sun.

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Meanwhile, the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states should expect unseasonably warm air to linger until late in the week, while it should remain relatively cool in the Northeast and Great Lakes region.

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But the austerity measures will cool the economy, and critics argue that the bond plan comes too late.

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The government has been trying to cool growth after data suggested a glut, and it raised interest rates in late October.

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My guess is he wanted to tell me before it was too late, before I was too embarrassed to be seen with him and too cool to listen to anything he said.

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