Her words and gesture were intended to reassure him and let him know that she understood his frustration and appreciated his efforts.

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Bush said he phoned Putin recently to reassure him on both issues.

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France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, summoned Corporal Shalit's father to Paris to reassure him that his son, a dual French-Israeli citizen, was still alive.

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As we approached each other, he veered away, and then so did I, just slightly, to reassure him, but I also sent a stealthy look his way.

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Hopefully, this will help to reassure him.

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The then chairman of the FSA wrote to Tony Blair in 2005, when he was prime minister, to reassure him of just how light touch it was, particularly when compared with regulation of US banks.

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Meetings with lawyers didn't reassure him.

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You can say things to reassure Milo and make him feel better when he storms into his room, upset at being yelled at.

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I'd just reassure your son and tell him to let you know if anything like that ever happens again.

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His "I tell it like it is" approach has indeed won him support amongst voters, but this time he also needed to reassure his own troops about both his political judgements and his leadership abilities and commitment.

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