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peaceful English

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peaceful

A place or person is peaceful when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly.

peaceful

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war a peaceful nation peaceful times a far from peaceful Christmas peaceful sleep (= passive) peacefully resistant in response to injustice passive resistance

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Simple sentences

It used to be peaceful here.
It is desirable that atomic energy should be used for peaceful purposes.
We must think about peaceful uses of atomic energy.
We can make peaceful use of atomic energy.
It was springtime. and everything was quiet and peaceful in the country.
Mankind will succeed in making peaceful use of atomic energy.
Country life is very peaceful in comparison with city life.
Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Most people enjoy starry, peaceful nights.
I'd rather live in peaceful poverty than in wealth and fear.
Normally, I'm a very peaceful man. But if my family is threatened, there's no telling what I'll do.
Be peaceful. Not taking revenge can be a sort of revenge, too.
Esperanto is a peaceful language.
This forest is quiet and peaceful.
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.
Never in my life have I seen such a peaceful sight.
Japan may appear to be peaceful and tranquil on the surface but the fact is that there are a lot of deep-rooted problems.
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.
Conversion was peaceful and gradual.
Atomic energy can be used for peaceful ends.
The Soviet people are not afraid of peaceful competition with capitalism.
We believe that peaceful coexistence of the two different social systems is fully possible.
It's so peaceful.

Movie subtitles

Look, here is now so peaceful.
What was expected to be a peaceful demonstration amongst residents and law enforcement turned deadly when what was believed to be a home-grown militia opened fire.
Looks like the Senator isn't living in a village of peaceful shepherds, after all.
Behind the peaceful facades, souls. passions.
In the peaceful streets, without horizon, under the low sky, together by habitude.
A peaceful calm settles upon the frozen world, and upon the soul of Diotima, who at last learns the fate of her beloved.
Then we'll have lovely, peaceful days again out under the trees, after your work in the evening.
Isn't it peaceful here?
Yes, Guy, it is peaceful, isn't it?
We'll have quiet, peaceful days, nights like this.
Makes everything so peaceful.
No, peaceful shadows, the flutter of wings in the treetops.
I was having such a peaceful dream.
I'm feeling far too peaceful to be concerned about anything.
The prophet said that in order to live a peaceful live, we have to mind our own business.
Well, sure, nothing would beat ending this mess in a peaceful manner, but to be completely honest, I doubt they'll talk to us.
The BoIsheviks call for a peaceful demonstration.
Here I was for the first time in my Iife, having a nice, peaceful time, and you had to come and spoil it.
He looks so peaceful.
Cruel, evil, greedy, plundering peaceful cities. torturing their captives.
Turned this peaceful jail into a madhouse.
I'm so weak, I'm peaceful.
So peaceful, so quiet.
Of a peaceful countryside. Of soft green downs rolling to a blue sea.
It just goes to show you, even when you're dealing with violent people, you can have a peaceful solution.
Special thanks to the US, the UK and China for showing us the friendly and peaceful spirit of the WOC.
Besides, the North and the South, they are in a peaceful mood right now.
Fortunately, both her husband and I are peaceful men.
A farm sounds so nice and peaceful.
Apparently my reward for a misspent life is not to be a peaceful death in bed!
I would recommend a quiet, peaceful spot in the country.
Ah, the country. Yes, Jeeves. But not a quiet, peaceful spot.
My master is in need of a quiet and peaceful holiday. I see.
I consider it the most peaceful spot in the whole of England, sir.
We've nothing but peaceful intentions. Have we, men?

News and current affairs

But, at the same time, a wave of idealism swept across the wreckage, a collective sense of determination to build a more equal, peaceful, and safer world.
Iran proclaims that its programs are for peaceful generation of nuclear energy, but inspectors have already found traces of highly enriched weapons-grade uranium.
Iran claims that as a party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes.
The Turkish government even attempted a regional initiative for a peaceful solution to the crisis, an effort no current EU member could have contemplated.
Why does a regime that appears to be so secure consider mere opinions, or even peaceful petitions, so dangerous?
Although he strengthened religious freedom and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians, the human-rights situation in Ethiopia remained poor.
We need to enable countries like Egypt and Tunisia - and possibly a peaceful Libya - to strengthen their political stability through democratization.
Those who make peaceful revolutions impossible make violent revolutions inevitable.
The liberal reformers who have been jailed could have paved the way for a peaceful transition to a reformed Saudi Arabia.
Serbs were justly proud: a dictatorship was ended in a democratic, peaceful way.
Milosevic's extradition to face charges of war crimes before the Hague Tribunal--a trial that has proceeded without incident in Serbia--was also peaceful.
Yet a road map for a peaceful transition can be designed.
It enshrines what matters most in building peaceful states and societies: commitments - the Peace- and State-building Goals - to improve how national and international partners engage in conflict-affected and fragile contexts.
Supporting inclusive political dialogue and ensuring that conflict is resolved through peaceful means are the highest priorities, as are security, access to justice, and a dynamic private sector that generates sufficient job opportunities.
Indeed, today's enthusiasm for currency unions ignores the poor track record of previous attempts on the continent to establish them through peaceful means.
I was moved: The man who symbolized glasnost and perestroika, who had allowed the peaceful emancipation of most of Eastern and Central Europe, was speaking.
Is it democracy that has kept Europe peaceful since 1945, or is it the long period of peace since 1945 that has allowed democracy to become the European norm?
Peaceful coexistence between different political systems is an attainable objective, and one to which all the world's major powers can sign up.
Nor did the Hamiltonian scheme of federal finance guarantee a peaceful commonwealth.
China's critics argue that its claims to a peaceful rise are not credible, given the country's non-democratic, one-party system.
And what happens in 2009 may jeopardize some of the positive results of 1989, including the peaceful reunification of Europe and the triumph of democratic principles over nationalist, if not xenophobic, tendencies.
His opinions, in articles published on the Internet, are entirely peaceful.
This modern, progressive, and peaceful model is unique and superior to all other currently available approaches to the fundamental questions of political order.

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