Sentence examples for lasting calm from inspiring English sources

The attack shattered hopes of lasting calm after the government offensive last month that seemed to have dispersed the rebels.

A new dawn amid the golf carts Mud, glorious mud Reprints Related items Kenya: A peace deal at lastFeb 28th 2008But will February's pact, sealed with the help of Kofi Annan, a former United Nations secretary-general, bring lasting calm?

Residents of this working-class town, hardened by years of crossborder rocket attacks by guerrillas in Lebanon, expressed skepticism that the withdrawal would bring lasting calm.

Four more wins like the minimum-effort 3-0 away to Hannover on Sunday could do the trick before the winter break but his incredible ambition will surely preclude a long lasting calm.

In the next war, Israel will make sure it finishes the job and brings a lasting calm", says the colonel - who clearly expects another war in the next couple of years.

Despite pessimism over how long the cease-fire would last, calm was widely reported after it took effect at 7 p.m. local time, but there were a few notable exceptions.

We're in the room with his suffering, but instead we feel the highs and lows of the parent — the helpless frustration at not being able to stop the tears and then the overwhelming sense of peace when there is, at last, calm.

That Great Lakes Compact, which was years in the making, at last calmed fears that other water-starved regions might tap into the lakes, which make up 20 percent of the world's freshwater.

I swear the last calming herbal sleep-aid remedy I tried caused me stay awake longer.

Mr. Satterfield said he was discussing "how best to move forward in a manner that restores comprehensive, lasting and sustained calm to Israelis and Palestinians and how best to advance the political vision outlined by President Bush in June".

Don't count on the relative calm lasting as we head toward Christmas, which may be more hectic than normal because it coincides this year with Hanukkah, the tail end of Ramadan and, as always, Kwanzaa.