21.   He knocked back a cognac with milk to steady his nerves.

22.   Kosir, who is known to crack under pressure, managed to steady his nerves and put in a blazing second run.

23.   So attorney Jonathan Ray Goldberg reaches for his can of cola to steady his nerves.

24.   Meanwhile politicians in Paris, Bonn and Aachen sought to steady nerves -- and jittery markets -- that the convergence criteria set out under Maastricht will be met.