cool-headedness

A little cool-headedness goes farther than hard words or lead.

What such a man needs is not courage but nerve control, cool-headedness.

Later on it was generally agreed that, having got over her shock, she had acted with remarkable cool-headedness.

His cool-headedness was considered a crucial asset at that stage and later on the Eastern Front.

He thought she showed remarkable poise and cool-headedness.

Connor, she thought, should have been impressed by her cool-headedness and made her a full partner in his scheme.

In the most extreme cases, our award recipient's cool-headedness and courage meant the difference between life and death.

There needs to be a lot of calm in the position I hold, a lot of cool-headedness.'

Ms. von Otter's schmaltz is kept from being smothering by her cool-headedness.

In Seoul, Lee called for "calm" and told his advisers to "respond with cool-headedness."

Exhibiting characteristic cool-headedness and modesty, the Prince urges restraint.

Over time, detailed protocols have evolved for such confusing situations to encourage cool-headedness and minimize the risk of avoidable error.

Too relaxed and the edge may disappear: too pumped-up and cool-headedness gives way to wild abandon.

Pink symbolizes sophistication, and cool-headedness.

He insisted that Turkey will maintain its "extreme cool-headedness in the face of efforts and provocations to drag" his country into the Syrian civil war.

That, along with cool-headedness, outstanding oratory skills, inexhaustible energy, and a gifted and cultured mind, made him seem the ideal person for the post.

"At this stage, we hope the countries involved will maintain restraint and cool-headedness," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang.

Otherwise Londoners appeared to be following the "keep calm and carry on" injunction from politicians, who praised the cool-headedness of bystanders at Wednesday's attack.

To the Editor: The posture of the United States in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks needs to shift now from hot-headedness to cool-headedness.

Vandenhoff later acknowledged both Charlotte's and Susan's cool-headedness in his autobiographical book entitled Leaves from an Actor's Notebook.

By his calmness, quick thinking and cool-headedness, Sergeant Meilleur preserved the lives of the men under his command and maintained the safety of the sector.

Cue Saracens paranoia and neurosis on a grand scale – conditions finally eased by Barritt's energy and Farrell's cool-headedness.

Hollande raised questions about why the gunman wasn't arrested despite being on a counterterrorism watch-list, and called for "reflection" and "cool-headedness" in responding to last week's drama.

The other is the cool-headedness by which the protagonist, the heroic CIA officer played by Ben Affleck, acted and the narrative unfolded.

"A lot of patience, cool-headedness, determination and resilience is needed," Mr. Barak said at a memorial service for Yitzhak Rabin, the former prime minister.