The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.

警方吁请公众保持镇静。

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What the government should do is to calm down the public whenever they are in panic.

政府应该做的，是在公众恐慌的时候让他们安下心来。

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One person close to the family says the clan is waiting for the public furore to calm.

接近辜家的一位人士表示，辜氏家族正在等待公众的愤怒情绪平息下来。

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Police themselves used Twitter to reassure and calm the public, pointing out that there was no trouble and they were not at risk.

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The Beijing News urges the public to stay calm, but says the authorities have failed to step up checks on livestock and poultry.

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Despite the efforts of legislators to resolve the thornier issues--such as making sure that a woman's decision to have an abortion is not influenced by the idea that her fetus's tissue may help a victim of Parkinson's disease--the current calm in public attitudes may well be fleeting.

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