Word: allay
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...audience laughs loudly at such lines, if only to allay the unbearable tension for a moment...
Some might have their doubts after the Red Sox dropped the first two games to New York, 10-7 and 3-1. But, doubters, allay your fears; it was by design. Beating the Yankees to win the ALCS (on the way to the first world series victory since 1918, of course) is the ultimate sports fairy tale. And how can the Red Sox create a truly inspiring story if the team simply shuts out the opposition? By falling behind, the Red Sox have created the dramatic tension to make the inevitable victory that much sweeter...
...Czech society has grown somewhat more tolerant; two mosques and about six prayer halls have sprung up around the country, catering for the republic's roughly 20,000-strong Muslim population. But after 9/11, tolerance gave way to fears of militance, which the country's Muslims have worked to allay. "If there are any [militant] forces, they don't need the cover of a mosque," says Vladimír Sánka, chairman of the Center of Muslim Communities in the Czech Republic. Milos Kejzlar, the 41-year-old math teacher leading the petition drive in Teplice, remains unconvinced...
Rosenthal said he authorized all personnel on the first three floors to leave the building to allay concerns among staff caused by the suspicious package...
...Angeles. "Surgery is a major procedure." Gregory says most women ask for C-sections because they're afraid of complicated deliveries or long, painful labor. Though she has performed a few elective procedures, she doesn't do them routinely and says good doctors should be able to allay women's fears by discussing the use of drugs and breathing techniques, which can ease pain...