In recent years investigators have reported an increased incidence of HPV-positive head and neck cancers, but tempered this finding with observations that HPV-positive patients had better outcomes.

最近几年调查者报道了HPV阳性的头颈部癌发生率增加，但观察者发现HPV阳性病人有较好的预后。

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He seems bad-tempered, but he's very soft-hearted underneath.

他表面脾气暴躁，实则菩萨心肠。

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Mother's a good-tempered woman but she gets fair moithered.

母亲是个好脾气的女人，但她同样头疼。

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But Mr.Erdogan tempered his rhetoric by calling for cool heads and said all Turkey's actions will be done within the context of international law.

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but people are shorter-tempered, but just seem more irritable

但是人们脾气更暴躁，更容易发怒。

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But,the enthusiasm is tempered by concerns that reckless behavior might lead to further spread of HIV.

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The general conclusion has confirmed that currency unions boost trade, but tempered the order of magnitude.

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In late January, the Reserve Bank of India reduced its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the first cut since April 2012, but tempered expectations of further reductions due to high inflation and a wide current account deficit.

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His feedback and communication is direct, but sometimes tempered in email with a smiley face.

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