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The crowds steadily thinned, restoring a semblance of normality, though special commemorations for the pope continued.

A judge then reinstated her parole this month, restoring a semblance of freedom, or what amounts to it.

In Sana'a, the capital, he has taken cautious steps towards re-establishing central authority and restoring a semblance of normal politics.

On Friday, some streets that had been sealed off were reopened, restoring a semblance of normality to a city still coming to terms with its loss.

But if his long-term goal is restoring a semblance of credibility, he must look the public in the eye and give a brief State of Tiger address.

The prime minister faces a competitive campaign against a rival Shiite Muslim alliance, which has proved eager to question his anti-Baathist credentials as well as his claims of restoring a semblance of security.

As we discovered in Iraq and Afghanistan, in the absence of a viable, speedy post-conflict restoration program, it can take many years to restore a semblance of political, economic, and social order.

The effort to restore a semblance of fear to this raccoon nirvana enjoyed marked success.

This time China will need to move faster to restore a semblance of normality.

It took several more days before government troops were able to restore a semblance of control.

When massacres began in and around the provincial capital of Bunia, in the summer of 1999, Uganda restored a semblance of order.