Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
steer , v. - (Naut.) the wheel by means of which the rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.
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- verb Present participle of
steer . - noun Equipment used to control direction; something used to
steer .
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- noun the act of setting and holding a course
- noun the act of guiding or showing the way
- noun the act of steering a ship
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Examples
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And, in fact, we were running about 10 hours behind, because we had reduced to what we call steering speed for safety and for convenience of the guests.
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We had been in the storm situation for several hours during the night and, in fact, we were running about ten hours behind, because we had reduced to what we call steering speed for safety and for convenience of the guests.
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Right now, the steering is a little ... ah ... erratic.
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The practice, known as "steering," is currently permitted only under certain circumstances.
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So when we look at China, the conventional wisdom says that the government is very, very smart, and therefore they can do a very good job in steering the economy in the right way.
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Therefore, government paternalism is justified in steering people away from the decisions that are correlated with instinct and toward those decisions that are correlated with reason.
On Neuroeconomics and Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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So when we look at China, the conventional wisdom says that the government is very, very smart, and therefore they can do a very good job in steering the economy in the right way.
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Therefore, government paternalism is justified in steering people away from the decisions that are correlated with emotion and toward those decisions that are correlated with reason.
On Neuroeconomics and Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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So when we look at China, the conventional wisdom says that the government is very, very smart, and therefore they can do a very good job in steering the economy in the right way.
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So when we look at China, the conventional wisdom says that the government is very, very smart, and therefore they can do a very good job in steering the economy in the right way.
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