Word: allay
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...Bush Administration is doing nothing to allay Tehran's paranoia. With the largest buildup in the Gulf since the start of this Iraq war, it's actually fanning it. You have to wonder if Bush is counting on the Iranians' overreacting the way they did when they seized our embassy in 1979. And lest we forget, this was driven by paranoia that we were plotting to destroy the revolution...
...amendment stating that instead of funding the whole project, the UC would simply match any House funding put toward newspapers. The alteration also would have allowed houses a certain freedom in choosing which newspaper was placed in dining halls. Neither aspect of the amendment proved to be enough to allay the concerns of the bill’s doubters. “We’re already on a very tight budget,” Jon T. Staff V ’10, a vice chair of the UC’s Financial Committee (FiCom), said, adding that the money...
...told Noorzai they would like him to meet more senior officials and that the U.S. was the place to do it. Noorzai responded cautiously: only, he says in a transcript, "if they make sure we become free people and don't capture us." The agent named Brian tried to allay Noorzai's fears: "After this meeting, the immediate threat to apprehend [you] will be diminished." Brian then told Noorzai if he didn't want to go to the U.S., the meeting could take place in Dubai or Pakistan...
County election officials who spoke to TIME reported that most of the fears they field about the new machines come from Democrats, who have not won a national election in three cycles. It may be that a solid Democratic win in 2006 will allay some of their worries. It follows, of course, that if the Republicans lose, they will take up the charge. In fact, that's already happening in some places this year...
...neither boats nor beer could fully allay the nagging effects of the wind, which—in addition to buffeting rowers—was interfering with recreation on the banks...