However, she thrust aside her personal misgivings and steeled herself to act calmly.

"Air," Kano said, calming himself, knowing that the only way to survive a situation like this was to think clearly and act calmly.

The phrase meant the ability to act calmly and naturally even in the face of danger.

He asked the Japanese public to act calmly and tune into media for updated information.

We're having to deal with very unusual circumstances, but to act calmly to this and to do the right thing.

Most respondents said they felt secure and expressed a good deal of confidence that we would act calmly in an incident.

But my husband persuaded me to act calmly.

He acted calmly while in his brain his thoughts tripped over themselves.

Meyer later issued a public apology for his "failure to act calmly", stating that he "stepped out of line".

This is a time to act calmly and prudently.