His own thinking had calmed considerably; he was recovering from what- ever it was that had frightened him and caused her so much pain.

Since then, the situation has calmed considerably, although - as anyone who has studied Burundi knows - there are no guarantees.

The political situation has calmed considerably since last fall, when weeks of anti-Government demonstrations ended in a military takeover.

By the time we returned to Chelsea Piers, the wind and water surface had calmed considerably.

After breakfast they were considerably calmed down and seemed to have no doubt they could find Number Sixty.

My stomach had calmed considerably although the contractions still occurred at irregular intervals.

Although the waves had calmed considerably, Randy's memory of the night before still terrified him.

"He seems to have calmed considerably during the past hour," the doctor said.

Once he'd calmed considerably, he raised his head, eyes meeting first Ronan's and then Max's.

On D-Day itself the sea had calmed considerably as the hours passed, but continued churning from the gale.