| Cale looked through his scope and took slow deep breaths to lower his heartbeat thus steadying his aim. |
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| How long it can endure without King Hussein's steadying presence, no one can say. |
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| Bligh pressed his head against the wall, cooling himself, steadying his pulse. |
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| Unit sales rose 2.6 percent for the same period, reflecting steadying milk and butterfat prices after a year of wild fluctuation. |
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| Hands balanced on the windowsill below his waist were the only things steadying him as he leaned outside. |
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| Livi almost jumped, but caught herself, steadying the tray on which she was carrying some warm soup and a tuna sandwich. |
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| Merrick took a deep breath and steadying the crate with one hand, unclasps the door with the other, pushing it open. |
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| Taking a deep breath and steadying herself, she went to answer the summons. |
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| I smiled to myself as a pair of strong arms encircled my waist, steadying me and holding on tightly. |
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| After adjusting and steadying my aim, I fired another round that tore a two inch hole in the head of the target downrange. |
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| There was a steadying of the cattle trade overall at the marts yesterday with larger supplies on offer at some sale centres. |
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| I buried my head in my hands and tried to take a few steadying deep breaths to calm my nerves. |
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| He just leant towards her, steadying himself with one hand, and wrapping the other round her waist. |
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| She interrupted, taking a deep breath and steadying her legs underneath her. |
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| He stood and wavered on his feet before steadying himself and offering his hand. |
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| I fell forward, but found my footing just in time and regained my balance by steadying myself up against a letter box. |
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| At branchings, branches with 45° angles must be used, for turns bends with 45°, or double bends or bends with steadying distance. |
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| By manipulating the plate with his left hand in harmony with the motions of the burin, the engraver can facilitate the direction of the lines, as well as steadying the plate. |
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| But when patients open their jaws, he totters on the abyss and gets no steadying hand from God. |
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| Yes, house prices are showing signs of steadying somewhat, but growth remains brisk. |
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| I gave an involuntary shudder at the thought of what had happened last night, and I felt Adam's steadying hand on my back as we walked out into the hallway. |
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| It has the same steadying effect on the steering arrow, the compass rose and the map in track-up mode. |
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| Girls, who tend to apply themselves harder, provide a steadying influence. |
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| He was a steadying influence there, at a time when steadying was desperately needed. |
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| No wonder the audience, steadying itself for three hours of tears and dedications applauded so loudly. |
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| Despite his ruthlessness Mr Kagame is regarded as a steadying hand in a chaotic region. Sadly the report will change little in Congo either. |
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| The positive reaction by financial markets to the measures contained in the federal budget also provided an important steadying influence. |
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| This obligation seems to have had a steadying effect on the high attendance rate. |
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| The right thing to do is to continue working on steadying the other three legs of the chair and to use monetary policy appropriately. |
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| This gradual improvement in business was confirmed in the fourth quarter with growth in Asia-Pacific and a steadying in Latin America. |
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| Reportedly, it was the second time the helmsman had experienced difficulty in steadying the heading. |
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| The centring of the consciousness and its steadying within the head at a point midway between the eyebrows. |
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| He provided a steadying influence that allowed both for modernization and the preservation of his beloved Samoan culture and language. |
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| After steadying the helm in 2003, the Richemont group surged forward last year, with profits rising strongly. |
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| Given that the DAI appeared to be steadying recently, its drop in the first quarter is disappointing. |
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| He took a deep breath, steadying his voice as it rose slowly in hysteria. |
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| He was bending on his knees, steadying himself with his hand on the floor. |
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| Though the vast hulk of the ship daunted her and dampened her spirits immensely, the warm touch of Lucien's steadying hand encouraged and thrilled her. |
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| Also key late on was the steadying influence of defender Rolando Schiavi, a former Libertadores winner with Boca Juniors, who arrived on loan from Newell's Old Boys and excelled in the semi-final and final. |
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| First, by staying close to the middle of Course 9, then by steering on buoy Q22 for a short period before completing the turn and steadying the ship on Point of Woods range. |
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| But he has been a steadying presence in the dressing room, and though still not talkative, seems far happier and more relaxed than he does at Madison Square Garden. |
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| In this context let me pay tribute to the ECB, which has shown itself an assured and effective global player, with the euro a key steadying force. |
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| As Peggy was saying, we are often thanked at dinners by the COs of the unit for unfailing support and for being the steadying factor in our husbands' lives. |
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| Germany had to remain anchored firmly in the steadying waters of Europe. But in the past four years under Mr Schröder, the pace has accelerated even further. |
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| With her biggest marble, a Bumboozer, poised like a bomb between her thumb and forefinger, she closed one eye and took a steadying breath. |
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| Khan was stiffened by a right hook in the second before steadying the ship and resuming control of the contest. |
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| Stosur's results have been patchy in the lead-up events, losing all three matches at the Hopman Cup before steadying to scrape her way through to a semi-final in Hobart. |
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| What's needed is a steadying hand – preferably one that has been through BBC firestorms before and understands the dynamics and politics of these crises. |
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| After a turbulent couple of years that has seen three coaches come and go and more than sixty players pull on the famous green jersey, Mexico have returned to calmer waters under the steadying influence of Javier Aguirre. |
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| If ever a ship needed steadying it's the Labour Party so why send out Diane Abbott to rock the boat and defend John McDonnell's U-turn on fiscal policy on the Today programme? |
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| Drawing a deep, steadying breath, Barefoot smelled the machine oil of the well-kept smoke pole. His very first shot put an immediate stop to Swann's barraging of Jessie. |
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