Index: src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
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--- src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(revision 29597)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(working copy)
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@
 
 .plugin-card-top {
 	padding: 20px 20px 10px;
-	min-height: 115px; /* 2 lines for the description + author */
+	height: 140px;
 }
 
 div.action-links,
Index: src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php
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--- src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php	(revision 29597)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php	(working copy)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 					<h4><a href="<?php echo esc_url( $details_link ); ?>" class="thickbox"><?php echo $title; ?></a></h4>
 				</div>
 				<div class="desc column-description">
-					<p><?php echo $description; ?></p>
+					<p><?php echo substr( $description, 0, 120 ) . "&#133;"; ?></p>
 					<p class="authors"><?php echo $author; ?></p>
 				</div>
 			</div>