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1. heads won’t placate the rabble
2. ” Matai hoped this would placate the angered man, “Has she not done this before?”
3. “What would you suggest? Would a dollar, or two dollars a week be too much?” offered Mandy, trying to placate his father's genuine concern
4. He was sure that the cat could kill him and he wished he could placate it, to apologise for the harm he had caused
5. All prisoners had their terms shortened to five years and they started to introduce fights to create prison space and to placate the public
6. Churchill ordered bombing civilian targets in 1942 as a way to placate the Soviets, to say Britain was contributing to the war effort without directly invading Europe yet
7. But to end the war, he would also have to placate his own conservative base
8. In part this is a treaty that exists to placate the right wing on a problem that did not exist, except as an excuse to punish Iran
9. Had not their newest ceremony been enough to placate the great Lord of the Flood? She had taken to watching the construction of the new level from the highest parapet of her father’s house
10. We were already well understrength, perhaps only about seventy-five hundred men in the tumen, and still several days from Henry’s Ordu, and he had to waste valuable troops to placate their sense of fairness
11. The slug appears to be releasing some sort of chemical to placate its host
12. ” Part of its strategy was to placate the Left and take over their leadership
13. That had worked to placate
14. I’d maintained the facade of reluctance to placate Gorsh, and to avoid being bothered by trivialities that others could just as easily deal with without me
15. Guy's hands were held up, trying to placate JC
16. Therefore, I dismiss this letter as spin and damage control from Michael to placate the petty, vindictive Republicans
17. I sent this letter in the clear so that Michael‘s jailers could read it and placate the damn Polunsky warden
18. placate him to prevent further abuse
19. Even the teachers used it to placate the bustle of certain classes
20. Bridget conceded that it was something that might placate his tempestuous ways and was not likely to get him into trouble
21. I’m the tall tough guy with broad shoulders, narrow waist and a mean look—Mum says I'm the classic male type—but my instinct is to placate, or run away if that doesn’t work
22. There after a struggle he managed to placate him
23. “He’s in a better place now” he added, trying to placate her, and trying to make sense of their trials and tribulations
24. First he would David placate
25. One by one the major surviving figures of the Nazi Party were being sentenced to death for the terrible crimes they had committed during the war which seemed to placate the public in some way
26. There will come those supreme moments wherein my disciples will not hesitate to lay down their lives for this gospel, but in all ordinary circumstances it would be far better to placate the wrath of unbelievers that you might live and continue to preach the glad tidings
27. I don’t have to tell you of all people that the whole human rights nonsense is an illusion to placate irritating minorities, and political correctness simply promotes the power of the state under the disguise of protecting their interests
28. He had to withdraw his hand in order to placate it but, after a few moments, he retried but once more the lion issued a warning
29. “I’d go,” he lied, trying to placate her, “but it’s snowing too much! Besides, no one is going to go to a meeting in this weather
30. THE MARRIAGE was on the point of breaking up after two months because Aureliano Segundo, in an attempt to placate Petra Cotes, had a picture taken of her dressed as the Queen of Madagascar
31. As if to placate his fears, Nauca carefully washed her hands before starting to cook
32. That brought the whole reality of his situation to the boy, who quickly took a bite off his piece of fish and chewed on it with apparent content to placate his host
33. That seemed to placate her, as much as someone like Anna Petrov can be
34. However, it should be noted that in most cases, the authority of kings has not been absolute and they had to placate the nobles in much the same fashion as a republic
35. Dutchman, were trying to placate her
36. This was intended to tell those kids what for, of course, but its larger purpose was to placate Victoria Moon King, were she to wake up
37. They try not to placate the truth
38. Charles Evans, to placate him and keep him on this planet for the duration of his life
39. That successful ICBM test last week did a lot to placate those in the Congress who were whining about the expenditures of our space program
40. Rustmarrow picked it up – he was clearly sensitive to these things – and held his hands out to placate his opponent
41. It was meant to placate him, but he shook
42. To placate a god, I’ve heard
43. “Perhaps you should go see if you can placate your mother
44. In Polyphemus’ cave Ulysses placates his rage but he does not placate his hatred
45. No conquest could placate his hunger for more conquests
46. He knew if he tried to placate her about the ghost she would
47. “I’m really, really, sorry,” said Charlotte, desperate to placate her adversary
48. who have no other choice in the matter say to placate themselves
49. ‘Relax! Please relax,’ he tried to placate her
50. And Eve would buy him an extra-nice present to placate him
1. It would be a considerable while before this idiot realised that he was being placated to keep his mouth shut
2. Aoife had insisted on a story and Maureen had placated her even though it was getting very late
3. “Okay, okay,” King placated him
4. Neither of the Fleet men was placated
5. Still, I am able to be momentarily placated, knowing that this is something my parents might have understood, if they were here right now
6. But Jerry, on whom the thing came like a thunderbolt, refused to be placated
7. placated the thirst for possession of either one of them, and they both
8. love is only the greed of being loved, a greed that can never be placated and
9. The acquisition of this new truth has placated the gods’ ire, it has
10. The hotheaded often short-tempered Matthew was always placated by the serene cool headedness of Ellen
11. groups, the ruling establishment placated them, motivating them
12. effectively placated as they were being efficiently neo-enslaved
13. Therefore, encouraged by Marshall, and manipulated by Bradley, Eisenhower placated the Soviets, by disclosing to them his plans
14. While distant provinces were being squeezed for profit, in Rome and the other wealthy cities, the populace was being placated by the politicians to retain their power
15. “Which is the safest path through the Forest?” he enquired, placated
16. Charles was hardly placated by the remarks
17. is so placated that it never feels any hunger again
18. Soul is fully placated at the completion of the exercise of contemplation
19. The sight of Death placated most, they knew their life was leaking from their bodies, and her touch was serene
20. Repression and denial often return to the surface during adult life and when it does, the rage beneath must be placated with wisdom, and the hatred must be calmed with forgiveness
21. He will then offer some sacrifices to Poseidon and the god will finally be placated
22. But her husband placated her with polite words, and thought to himself that she may have been hallucinating, or that she was simply acting in order to entice him to pay more attention to her, thinking that it may have been nothing more than the cunning of women
23. of George ‘Idiot’ Bush when he placated the Muslims with the statement,
24. "World War II showed it was not gods that must be placated, but something inside the heart of man that lets him to destroy with savage intensity and on a grand scale those of his own kind who have offended him
25. She could tell he wouldn’t be placated so easily and that night would be with them for a long time
26. “Sure,” Billy was easily placated “Is that the way to the river?” as
27. But Fanny was too indignant to be placated
28. Placated, he informed her that he was on the Stock Exchange
29. This time he was quickly placated because of his excitement at getting home
30. placated by concessions ortemporarily quieted by truces, and the
31. I was the hunter for the monster, and like a civilization making a sacrifice to a deity, the monster had to be placated
32. They were placated
33. “We’ll take cushions,” Elfi placated, “for that sweet tushy of yours
34. Brandela did not look placated by his answer
35. and hoarded the fruits of the labourers efforts, who in turn were usually placated with
36. There had been the problem of trying to win Ashley’s love and breaches of conduct to be concealed from her elders, jealous girls to be flouted or placated, styles of dresses and materials to be chosen, different coiffures to be tried
37. There is proverbially a mystery among most men of new wealth, how they made their first ten thousand; it is the qualities they showed then, before they became bullies, when every man was someone to be placated, when only hope sustained them and they could count on nothing from the world but what could be charmed from it, that make them, if they survive their triumph, successful with women
1. A consensual hatred placates society with cliches which easily persuade the shallow culture against itself
2. In the cave, Ulysses placates his rage but not his hatred
3. In Polyphemus’ cave Ulysses placates his rage but he does not placate his hatred
4. Ino, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmony, is a marine nymph, and she saves Ulysses by giving him a precious veil that placates his fear of death
1. stood and placed a placating hand on the shoulders of his
2. ingredients don’t settle,' he said in a placating voice
3. accompanied it with a placating gesture
4. But she was only placating her worst fears
5. Hollowcrest waved a placating hand
6. They had only been placating
7. The last time I spoke with him, I used the word "placating" - I
8. "placating" with my brother
9. He used the word "placating" in one of the emails he sent me
10. You killed the three bastard sons of the Blue Lite Contract Group, it only makes sense they want the maiden of the head of Blue Lite and why not a scorched earth policy for placating the watchers
11. Placating, but equally loud
12. By promising to help the masses and by placating the rich; the German elite believed him to be a good vehicle to perpetuate their control
13. She decided to have the four of them beamed back to her place, and there she tried placating him with food and drink, but he wouldn’t have it
14. Jaitley and Sushil Modi were once again put on the job of placating Nitish
15. ” The curator threw a placating glance at the over efficient security guard, the guard nodded in mindless obedience to his superior
16. She soon heard Nanosh talking into her ear, consoling her, placating her, smoothing her fears and 202
17. "Listen, darlings," she said, stretching out a placating hand to each, which neither took, "listen--"
18. Torm extended his hands in a placating gesture, “Hey, it wasn"t my
19. That went some way towards placating me
20. He raised his hands in a placating gesture
21. Her father held his hands up in a placating gesture, “Evelyn I regret two things in my life above all others
22. “I need a doctor!” He said in the most placating tone that I’d ever heard usher forth from him before
23. Uncle Peter’s voice came as from a far distance, plaintive, placating
24. been placating me when she said that I would be able to
25. This gradual shifting to the ground of the benefactor, even of the servile sort, was not entirely placating, as Ivory Buck’s corrugated brow still hinted, but the constant iteration of admiration for his marvelous shrewdness and good fortune was having its effect