Word: calmly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Manila suburb of Greenhills merely formed a splendid backdrop for the more modestly attired guest of honor. Clad in a simple yellow dress, Corazon ("Cory") Aquino, 53, could hardly have imagined this moment three months ago, when her improbable quest for the Philippine presidency began. Her voice was calm and steady as she recited the presidential oath, her hand resting on a leather-bound Bible. "I am taking power in the name of the Filipino people," she declared. "I pledge a government dedicated to upholding truth and justice, morality and decency, freedom and democracy...
...said the emergency had done nothing to calm the 18-month state of unrest, and warned that "unless an attempt is made to get to the roots of the unrest, we will have an ongoing, endemic state of violence in this country...
Relatively calm, that is, compared to the bloodbath that ensued the following evening, as 2650 viewers were privy to a Red Raider clinic on dirty play that Crimson Coach Bill Cleary termed a "bizarre scene...
...Calm Before the Storm...
Last year, the 2250 fans who attended the Friday night quarterfinal match at Bright were treated to a relatively calm, 2-1 Harvard victory...