Sentence examples for received calmly from inspiring English sources

UDI, while received calmly by most Rhodesians, prompted political outrage in Britain and overseas.

News of UDI was generally received calmly by the local citizenry, apart from some isolated incidents of passing cars being stoned in the black townships outside Bulawayo.

But today's statement from Mr Duncan could not have been received so calmly even a decade ago.

Codreanu received the sentence calmly, but his mother, his sister and his wife, who were the only audience at that late hour, sobbed bitterly.

While beeping is constant, they are not the angry, possessive honks of Los Angeles traffic, but quick toots, mildly given and calmly received, to alert others.

After Djokovic had calmly received the runner-up plate from the former champion Mats Wilander, Nadal raised the trophy high above his head, then hit himself in the head with its base as he lowered it.

The prime minister's decision to help the investigation was calmly received in Israel, although Tzipi Livni, the opposition leader, complained that the army could be exposed to foreign prying.One reason for Israel's acquiescence is a positive feeling towards the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon.

According to the Daily Express, he "received the news calmly and with no sign of surprise".

First, instead of crying with gratitude, she calmly received the crown she believed she deserved, which raised eyebrows.

Nouakchott, Mauritania, 28 April 2010- Three-year old Mohamed, in Dar-Naim, a poor suburb of Nouakchott, calmly received from the hands of the Regional Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) Mohmoud Kabil, the two vaccine drops aiming to protect him from polio.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mohmoud Kabil promotes child rights in Mauritania Nouakchott, Mauritania, 28 April 2010- Three-year old Mohamed, in Dar-Naim, a poor suburb of Nouakchott, calmly received from the hands of the Regional Goodwill Ambassador (GWA) Mohmoud Kabil, the two vaccine drops aiming to protect him from polio.