steadying

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

And we see Abigail's sacrifices and her powerful influence not least in steadying her sometimes volatile husband.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

The captain spent the morning on the steps, his difficulties being by no means lessened by the _tremolo_ movement which Martha called steadying them.

Salthaven 1903

On a conference call to discuss the results, Mr. Blake said that although the average amount customers spend per transaction " continues to be a challenge, just as the macro hous ing environment remains under pressure, " the market is " steadying " as consumers focus on basic home repairs and maintenance.

Home Depot Net Rises on Cost Controls, Share Buybacks Maxwell Murphy 2010

I think, people are very relieved that Colin Powell is there as a kind of steadying hand.

CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2001 2001

She didn't know whether her discipline had helped; not too well, she thought, because she saw that he had lifted her in his arms, carried her to a chair and sat down, holding her on his knees; he laughed without sound, as he would have laughed at a child, but the firmness of his hands holding her showed concern and a kind of steadying caution.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943