Word: calmly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wisdom of providence. Gerald Ford was clearly not Nixon's first choice as successor; John Connally was. I could think of no public figure better able to lead us in national renewal than this man so quintessentially American, of unquestioned integrity, at peace with himself, thoughtful and knowledgeable, calm and unafraid...
...doublespeak jargon of Poland's military bosses, it was called Operation Calm. The two-day police sweep, as described in the government press last week, netted 145,000 curfew violators and other petty miscreants. Out of that group, 99,000 were "warned," 29,000 "lectured" and 7,000 fined on the spot. Some 3,900 people were hauled into police stations...
...stated purpose of the roundup was to test the effectiveness of the martial law rule, imposed on Dec. 13 by General Wojciech Jaruzelski. The result, admitted the national press agency PAP, was "not as good as it might be." More direct was the U.S. State Department, which branded Operation Calm "a mockery of all recent Polish government statements to the effect that life is beginning to return to normal in Poland...
...cliff beyond which lay only the beach and the Pacific. In that tranquil setting Richard Nixon was enduring the long final torment of his political career. Outside of the seclusion of San Clemente, the country buzzed with speculation about whether he would survive as President. He himself seemed calm. He rarely talked about Watergate?never illuminatingly...
Scott, as well as other Harvard officials, unanimously voice the hope that the recent audit will calm government fears that Harvard is not spending its money correctly...