He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

And he can dismiss the prime minister, Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, who has exhausted many on both sides of the sectarian divide during his 40 years in power.

An American security umbrella over the Persian Gulf and Israel might calm nerves, but it would do little to counter increased Iranian support of Islamic radicals.

Focusing squarely on structural reforms would allay some of the fears that China s rise has inspired in the rest of the world, while winning praise from the international business community.

Spending cuts, he argues, would restore credibility to Britain s public finances, thereby quelling the anxieties of businesses, investors, and consumers about future tax increases and inflation.