Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

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Superman, who is our shining beacon of order and, for the most part, calm composure, is quickly losing hold on this facade.

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Karachi manages to hold together because bouts of brutal, though contained, violence are interspersed with dealmaking and calm.

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Many hold the coach responsible for his team's World Cup failure, and his style - calm, academic, almost aloof - is right out of fashion.

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