Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; securely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; steadily.
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- adverb In a
stable manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a stable solid fixed manner
- adverb in a stable unchanging manner
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Examples
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Odd-sounding because we've never done it this way, but with the chips being certified to run at certain temperatures stably, which is ultimately all we care about, it sorta makes sense.
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And doing it better and more stably than Windows XP, in fact.
hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » The Long Road to Linux 2009
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Crucially, for an Italian taking over the ECB at a time when Italy is struggling to borrow, he refused more than one invitation to commit to bigger or more prolonged purchases of Italian government bonds; to wit: It's really …pointless to think that sovereign bond rates could be stably brought down for a protracted period of time by outer, external interventions.
New Actor, Old Script On the ECB Stage Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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"It's pointless to think sovereign-bond rates can be stably brought down over time by outside interventions," Mr. Draghi said.
Central Bank Weighs in With Surprise Cut Brian Blackstone 2011
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When Virginia went back to work, her husband was stably employed and the family was on much better financial footing.
Sarah Damaske: Focus on Money Misses Mark on Why Women Work Sarah Damaske 2011
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When Virginia went back to work, her husband was stably employed and the family was on much better financial footing.
Sarah Damaske: Focus on Money Misses Mark on Why Women Work Sarah Damaske 2011
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Problems were expected along the way, he said, but added that he wanted to get the system fully operational by the end of June and running stably by mid-July.
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A second reason to care about Hong Kong's fate is its role as a demonstration that a city under Beijing's rule can practice democracy to govern itself efficiently and stably.
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When Virginia went back to work, her husband was stably employed and the family was on much better financial footing.
Sarah Damaske: Focus on Money Misses Mark on Why Women Work Sarah Damaske 2011
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When Virginia went back to work, her husband was stably employed and the family was on much better financial footing.
Sarah Damaske: Focus on Money Misses Mark on Why Women Work Sarah Damaske 2011
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