The sharp recent spike in violence has come after a relatively calm period during much of February and March.

"We are urging the county leaders to sit down now, during the calmer period, to look at options."

The days leading up to the invasion was a rather calm period without any major events taking place in Czechoslovakia.

These calm periods often prevented ships from getting to shelter in time.

There was no calm period in the history of the Church.

Then he'll go back into a calm period of religious discussion.

The death seemed to challenge an image promoted by military officials that Guantánamo had entered a relatively calm period.

I hope there will now be a calmer period in Pakistan.

In other words, we need a stronger Europe and a calm period of consolidation in the years ahead.

With calmer periods, repairs might be required only every 10 years or so, he said.