Although the campus was quiet, the mood of the students was troubled, if subdued.

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The mood is quiet and reverent.

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They talk almost incessantly to visitors, which can be disconcerting if you are in the mood for peace and quiet, but that's why I know they have several nicknames for their beloved hometown.... N'awlins, The Crescent City, The Big Easy, and America's Most Interesting City.

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And the general mood was a sort of quiet, comradeship.

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The grand public transportation schemes had fallen quiet, investment had scampered away and the general mood was just, well, not very Thai.

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The mood Monday on the streets in Basra was quiet, said al-Askari, the prime minister's spokesman.

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