Some amplify one another, others tend to damp out one another.

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Afterwards Mr Cai and his assistants damp out the fire using long poles tipped with sponges, and then smudge the lines of ash so that the portrait looks like a huge charcoal drawing on the wall of the museum's reception hall.

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Worse still, cold air and damp courts take the sting out of his topspin forehand and make him vulnerable, especially against men who have lots of firepower.

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In a match reduced to 26 overs per side because of rain and a damp outfield, Zimbabwe were all out for 118.

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Another woman, Intisar, wordlessly pulls the base of the tent out to show me how damp the gravel is under the tent.

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Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB's president, tried to damp down even that concern, pointing out that banks could tap unlimited liquidity at the ECB and that they had ample collateral left to post in return.

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Election officials were encouraging voters to dry off before filling out ballots to avoid problems, and damp ballots were being allowed to dry before being tabulated, said Ryan Enright, a spokesman for Virginia's Board of Elections.

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The night was warm and Julian turned in his damp sheets, waking briefly at gray dawn and hearing someone walking, inside and out.

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