But almost everyone else wanted to win the war quickly and return to a normal life.

VOA: special.2011.06.30

Dr.Stafford says people are enormously resilient and that patients, including journalists, with the support of family and friends, can return to a more "normal" life.

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And,most are back to work. "But,I hesitate to say that things are back to normal because for those people that lost family members, it is really a life that will never return to normal,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

"The state will do all what needs to be done, in the quickest way, to assure the return to normal life to such a special and productive region of the country, " Monti said in a televised statement.

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After undergoing often harsh and debilitating treatments, there is often little help for their return to normal life.

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They hope that life will return to normal over the next few days.

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