Sentence examples for point to calm from inspiring English sources

Calm down dear: As Cameron should know, telling a woman in the workplace who is making a point to "Calm down, dear" isn't massively offensive, but it's certainly sets out your stall as a unconsciously sexist tosspot.

In the run-up to the decision, many investors had been expecting a reduction of a full percentage point to calm markets that had been made uneasy by the apparent inability of brokerage house Bear Stearns to continue as a going concern.

While Germany and its allies have pointed to calm in bond markets to suggest that a Greek default or exit from the euro zone would not cause a wider financial meltdown, as it might have done in 2012, other EU countries are more concerned.

In his speech at Webster University to an audience of students and civic leaders, Mr. Gephardt at one point sought to calm a debate over China trade that he said "has become overly polarized".

Then traffic picked up, and as we passed the halfway point she seemed to calm down slightly.

As for Hollande, just watch his gestures during a speech: left arm forward, both fists raised to make a point, hands joined to calm things down … Mitterrand is back.

Monday's protests coincided with negotiations between Hun Sen and opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, which ended with a three-point agreement promising to calm the situation without the use of violence, continue discussions between the two parties and reform the national election commission, which many believe is a stooge of the ruling government.

"At that point, we were able to calm the situation, and victims were transported to the hospital," Verderosa said. .

Featuring the magnetic, polarizing vocalist/growler Samuel T. Herring prowling the stage, pumping his chest and priming the crowd like a football coach, the band played songs, many from its new album "Singles," to a room packed so tight that at one point a bouncer trying to calm the chaos near the front just stopped and shook his head in defeat.

Stop here, and repeat the points in step 2 to calm your dog.

And he knew that one of Biff's strong points was his ability to calm overinflated egos, find solutions and get everyone working together toward a common goal -- even if it was to keep Merrick away from them.