Word: calme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still, there were many days in the early years of the war when the situation looked bleak, when it seemed impossible that the Allies could overcome the lead the Axis powers enjoyed. Through those dark days, Roosevelt retained an imperturbable calm. To the endless wonder of his aides, he was able to relax and replenish his energies each night to face the struggles of the following day. Every evening he held a cocktail hour where the rule was that nothing could be said of politics or war; instead the conversation was deliberately turned to gossip, funny stories or reminiscences. Only...
...familiar with guns, says he immediately briefed a dozen police officers. "I described it all to them--the guns they were using, the ammo. I told them they could save lives [of the wounded still in the library if they moved in right away]. They told me to calm down and take my frustrations elsewhere...
Unlike their characters, the actors do not compete for top slot. Each takes a calm but definite possession of the stage without eclipsing the other actors. Although their motivations lack sharpness and definition at times, the actors have done excellent work creating very real and complex characters whose interactions are made all the more absorbing by the intimacy of the Kronauer space...
...some students emphasized that in order to stay calm and focused amid Harvard's constant deluge of papers, meetings and activities, they need to stay...
...Buttercup, but cannot marry her because she is a poorly Bumboat woman, of a lower class than he. So, these characters try to find love and belonging amid a chorus of grinning, gallivanting sailors, brightly dressed sisters, cousins and aunts, not to mention the rolling high seas. Actually, the calm flat waters of port, because, curiously enough, the good ship Pinafore never seems to leave harbour...