1.   The president made a statement to allay public anxiety.

2.   Excessive anxiety should be allayed.

3.   A press conference Thursday intended to allay public anxiety about bioterrorism was not reassuring.

4.   By the time Garten and I finished dessert, we both had our feet up and she was allaying my anxieties about upcoming events, encouraging me to simplify.

5.   Lahoud tried to allay the anxieties of the Christian townspeople of the south, as did several Hezbollah sheiks and U.N. officials.

6.   This should allay anxiety among patients over whether they picked the right option, he said.

7.   Gore was also expected to try and allay Baltic anxieties that they are being left out in the cold when it comes to European security structures.

8.   Their continued presence is designed also to allay anxieties in Japan and in other countries in the region.

9.   Chicago health authorities moved to allay public anxiety Tuesday after a teenager died of suspected meningitis overnight, the second such fatality in three days.