Word: calmes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Between the first and the second period," said St. Lawrence's Pete Lappin, who was named the tournament MVP, "we knew that if we just remained calm and poised that sooner or later we'll get a goal...
...leading up to the final competition, controversy erupted over Witt's outfits, notably a blue costume that some thought was sliced provocatively high along the thigh. "We're here to skate in a dress, not a G-string," huffed Manley's coach, Peter Dunfield. Witt met the commotion with calm. "We wear costumes that enhance the music," she said. "Why shouldn't we stress what is attractive?" But the flap seemed to give Witt and her coach second thoughts. In the short program, the costume appeared modified, with a heavier fringe of blue feathers along...
...have to admit, I exhibit this tendency myself--I think everyone at Harvard does. We're all overacheivers, after all. My being tense means that I need calm people around to show me when I get out of hand. But in an environment defined by anality, I end up being the mellow one, trying to exert a stabilizing influence on the basket cases I feel constantly surrounded...
Dole's hard knocks have in some ways made him more appealing. Unlike Bush, he has a forceful personality, an appearance of calm that inspires confidence. Dole's sense of humor can be savage, sarcastic and sardonic. Sometimes, when he has it under control, he can direct it gently at himself. At other times it merges with his mean streak...
Dukakis has always displayed enormous emotional stamina. He was shattered by his gubernatorial defeat in 1978, but slowly put himself back together. He cannot be intimidated. Legislators sometimes storm into his office to challenge him, but he stays dead calm. One day a house leader, furious that Dukakis opposed certain legislation, suddenly began kicking at chairs and flicking cigar ashes on the Governor's desk. Dukakis, arms folded, sat and stared at him. His refusal to compromise became a trademark in the legislature. Remembers a resentful senate leader: "He always wanted...