Word: calmed
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...writing fractions on the whiteboard with my back to my students—a risky move, but this is a relatively calm class. “OK, so who can tell me the least common denominator of four...
...invasion became a magnet for militia attacks and struggled to deliver on promises of reconstruction and development. But in March 2008, the Iraqi army launched an operation code-named Charge of the Knights to disperse the militias. Since autumn, violence has been replaced by an uneasy calm, and with Britain preparing to withdraw all but a small rump of its 4,100 troops in southern Iraq by May 31, Basra is daring to dream of peace...
...large audience of Harvard students and faculty was spellbound by a five-foot-tall, 79-year-old mother of 11 children. Dolores Huerta, president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America—although delicate in appearance—exudes the calm passion and power that distinguishes leaders of her incredible historical stature. The daughter of a waitress and a coal miner, Señora Huerta’s lifelong fight for social justice is, as David G. Hernandez ’09 puts it, a “testament...
...Courts in Philadelphia.Following early wins from sophomores Richard Hill and J. Reed Endresen, the Crimson stumbled at the two, eight, and nine positions, dropping all three matches in straight sets. After a tight loss by Hrdy, the Crimson found itself in a deep hole, but West responded with characteristic calm in a methodical win. Harvard’s top seed cruised to a 3-0 victory.Buchanon evened the match at 4-4 with a 3-9, 9-3, 10-8, 9-2 thriller, placing the team’s fate on Cohen’s shoulders.The junior seventh seed proved...
...trying to steal the provincial elections by stuffing ballot boxes in the Jan. 31 vote. Iraqi security forces in Anbar braced for trouble, at one point imposing a curfew, an increasingly rare move these days. U.S. forces in the province watched the situation warily, wondering whether the relative calm Iraq has known for roughly the last year would unravel in a matter of days or even hours. "The levels of violence can spike out of - almost out of control," said Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin, the U.S. ground commander in Iraq. "We have to be mindful of that...