1.   Julie had been very sympathetic, which had helped to soothe the anxiety about her job.

2.   And MBTA officials spent the day trying to soothe commuter anxieties, saying the subway accident rate has been halved over the last year.

3.   District Attorney Terence Hallinan in his inaugural speech sought to soothe anxieties of law-and-order groups who view him skeptically and assure liberals that he remains a compassionate man.

4.   President Clinton outlined moves Thursday that would bolster the retirement savings of Americans, part of a series of administration efforts to soothe economic anxieties in this election year.

5.   The tobacco industry openly pushes its product as something to lift your mood and soothe anxiety.

6.   The visit by the president is intended to soothe anxieties among many Central American officials that the ongoing struggles to rebuild may create serious economic and political instability.

7.   To further soothe Russian anxieties, NATO said it had no current intention, no plans and no need to deploy nuclear weapons on the soil of new members.

8.   We comfort them, soothe their anxieties and explain.