Armstrong was a calm person, a man who talked very little.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

At least two rockets fired from Lebanon crashed into northern Israel, breaking a calm along the border that has prevailed since January.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

It provided a calm, safe route west next to the river, which is nearly dry upstream part of the year but whose rapids rage in springtime.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

Cairo prides itself on its role in trying to restart stalled peace talks and just this week, has been trying to mediate a calm between Palestinians and Israelis over Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

Surely tears must be good for us - a way to calm the mind and cleanse the body.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

A real man could travel alone. If a man stayed calm, he would be all right.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

The place seems wild. At the same time, there is a feeling of calm order.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

You might say a person is as cool as a cucumber if he never seems to worry about anything and stays calm in a stressful situation.

VOA: special.2011.02.13

"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall."

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Now my brother is a wise and calm person.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Mr.Carr had expected Alfred's mother to come in nervously,shaking with fear, asking with wet eyes for a mercy for he son, but no,she was most calm and pleasant and was making Mr.Carr feel guilty.

VOA: special.2010.09.11

it's a very nice experience,". Palestinian police with assault rifles patrolled the streets but the atmosphere was calm.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

He goes - like Charles Bronson - on a revenge spree and learns to calm a bit when he finds another family.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom;

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

"As Wooden enters the playing court, he receives a standing ovation from an overflow crowd and true to the Wooden tradition, on the outside everything appears calm."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Appealing for restraint at a news conference, Clinton said she was encouraged by the calm reaction to the naval encounter and said plans for the long-anticipated Bosworth mission are going forward.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, a Democrat, had his hands full trying to calm down a man in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, who was angry about being denied a chance to ask a question.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

He says there is nothing new in the American position and that he expects a pretty calm reaction from Russia as long as the United States does not turn words into action.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

In Bou Saifi, a village south of Baghdad, gunmen killed at least 24 people Friday in what authorities say was an attack by al-Qaida members against families of men linked to Awakening Councils, a pro-U.S.Sunni force that helped Iraq fight extremists and regain a measure of relative calm in recent years.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

If you look at it long enough, it is a word that opens and spreads out, makes a circle of a far horizon, a word on which rain can fall and dimple or sweep across in lashing gusts and leave unperturbed, a word that is calm enough to look at, almost lulling, but also hints at holding unreckonable power."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04