1.   Bailit is trying to soothe the fears.

2.   A former KGB spy, Putin also sought to soothe the fears of those who were apprehensive about his past in the feared Soviet secret police.

3.   But the low inflation figure soothed those fears, prompting the biggest bond rally in six months and the biggest stock gain in four weeks.

4.   He spent the last few days trying to soothe fears of European leaders who worry that a US missile system might prompt a new arms race.

5.   Legislative leaders want the deal, and have even said they plan to have Kraft speak privately to their caucuses to soothe fears.

6.   Miss Nancy got real polio shots on the air to soothe fears of the doctor.

7.   My dinner-party question, posed to soothe my fears, was producing the opposite effect.

8.   Officials tried to soothe fears.

9.   Only concerted efforts by several Likud officials soothed their fears.

10.   The combination of all that news soothed the fears of bond traders who constantly worry that strong growth will lead to inflation.