In fact, they tend to become too calm and exhibit minimal variability as silent risks accumulate beneath the surface.

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SHIK. Mr Ceka says he has already mopped up seven gangs in the north and around Tirana, the capital, which has become an oasis of comparative calm, luring migrants from the rest of the country.

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The nation which would become known for its ability to "keep calm and carry on" had yet to appear.

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Milburn is expected to tell scientists and doctors that strict boundaries on research are required to calm public fears if Britain is to become a world leader in health care genetics.

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Korean Air's Morning Calm members need to fly 50, 000 miles to become SkyTeam Elite members, while their Delta brethren earn the same privileges with just 30, 000.

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The logical part of your brain is trying to calm down the runaway train that the rest of your senses have become, because it knows for a fact that you were careful to frequently save your work in spite of what looks like evidence (a whole lotta nothin') to the contrary.

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