Despite the relative calm, there was one deadly confrontation on Monday.

Despite the calm, the day was not without incident there.

And yet, despite the outward calm, there are inklings of panic.

Despite the superficial calm in Damascus, everyone knows change is coming.

Despite the relative calm on Friday, nearby field hospitals continued to tend to patients.

So despite the initial calm, there is still the possibility of significant volatility in the bond market.

The meeting showed that despite the calm in the streets, people's opinions seem genuinely divided.

Despite the relative calm on land, on the high seas the war was very real.

Despite the relative calm, they angled toward the side to keep from drifting.

"Already 620 people have voted," one of the election officials said, maintaining that today had been a busy day despite the apparent calm.