He had kept his promise to steady New York's teetering state government, restoring a sense of competent leadership in Albany after years of turmoil. (nytimes.com)
«All we have seen from this government is six years of turmoil in our schools and nothing to show for it.» (bbc.co.uk)
It is not a relaunch, it was asserted more than once, but it is «the start of a new era» for the Institute of Contemporary Arts after several years of turmoil characterised by internal squabbling and financial disasters. (theguardian.com)