Sentence examples for tranquil times from inspiring English sources

"These were not tranquil times," Mr. Moynihan said in a speech that lasted just five minutes.

Meetings that in more tranquil times ran 45 minutes now often take about 20.

"Even in tranquil times, television gives a skewed picture," he wrote.

Tranquil times and necessary government reform, he said, have boosted Mr. Schüssel and his conservatives at Mr. Haider's expense.

Shimmering in the light from large adjacent windows, it looks like nothing so much as the sparkling sea we have enjoyed on a clear vacation day, bringing thoughts of happy and tranquil times on the water.

"I'm sure if they looked in my photos, they saw pictures of me with Netanyahu," he said wryly, referring to Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Israeli prime minister with whom he met in more tranquil times.

And for a moment, it seemed the 21st century would be a tranquil time.

"For a moment, it seemed the 21st century would be a tranquil time," he says – until the 9/11 attacks.

And that was not a tranquil time: the usual corruption and turmoil were stirred further by war.

Moreover, while the Reagan administration fervidly prosecuted pornographers, the Internet sprung up smack in the middle of the Clinton years, a relatively tranquil time for legitimate adult businesses.

Second, the rally occurred between 9 and 11 p.m. on a Monday, typically a fairly tranquil time and, in this case, a stretch in which there was no other important economic or financial news.