"You're as level-headed as ever," Darrell remarked.    From Wordnik.com.  [At the Time Appointed] Reference

"Patience is as level-headed as ever," agreed Grace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College] Reference

 It was imperative in combat to remain composed, level-headed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unspoken Bonds] Reference

Vye tried to clutch reality to himself, to remain level-headed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Star Hunter] Reference

And marm and dad will praise you for being so level-headed today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference

And he's so darned level-headed and unaffected he needs a Boswell.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kenny] Reference

"Oh, Stephen is usually a pretty level-headed sort of a fellow!" replied.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier] Reference

He seemed to me to be about as cool and level-headed a man as I ever met.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference

It manages to be level-headed, sobering and alarming all at the same time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Crandell: Feeling Powerless About Nuclear Weapons? Try "Zero"] Reference

People who have worked with him at BP use phrases like "very level-headed.".    From Wordnik.com.  [BP names Robert Dudley, an American, as chief executive] Reference

In any other context, Lisa's level-headed sensibility would be commendable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Donald Craig Mitchell: A Thrilla in Wasilla? Daddy's Girl Versus Sarah's Boy] Reference

Phil swung off in that cool, level-headed fashion which is peculiarly his own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Acton's Feud A Public School Story] Reference

Alfred often declared Bill a level-headed man, one who would be heard from later.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference

He was just as level-headed as George Washington an 'Dan'l Webster rolled into one.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Aztec Treasure-House] Reference

If that flighty sister versus level-headed sister premise sounds familiar, it should.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Cookbook Collector': Updated Austen Hits The Spot] Reference

What's more, their remarkably level-headed vibe makes the bravado seem downright sweet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Space Pimpin’ All Over the World] Reference

Politkovskaya did — with a fierce obstinacy that often defied level-headed calculation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slain But Not Silenced] Reference

She was more level-headed than Lillian and was less likely to be carried away by pleasure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference

He was always "level-headed" and never went off on a tangent doing wild or unwarranted things.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference

People was allus predictin 'trouble 'bout dat, but de folks here was too level-headed for dat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference

"The wind up their back," that is, cold shivers, made kind-hearted, level-headed men do harsh things.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919] Reference

The second night, after meeting up with Bob, he'd been a little more level-headed and started packing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The agreement] Reference

He thought of Warren as a tower of strength, cool, level-headed Warren who could manage any situation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rainbow Hill] Reference

I have come to realize that those men with passion and fervor -- The Wild-lack the level-headed and sensible gene.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roxana Shirazi: Choosing Between Two Goats] Reference

I observed him carefully, only to find him to all appearances the sanest and most level-headed man I had ever met.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crooked House] Reference

An admirably perceptive and level-headed woman, Halle's confidante, in all ways including romance and the ever after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best Left Unsaid: intro and ch.01] Reference

Ne-Yo's third release, which is called "Year of the Gentleman," is notable for its level-headed, ever-respectful tone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grammy Preview: Album Of The Year] Reference

All the name calling and apocalyptic paranoia has got even the typically level-headed Wall Street Journal hot and bothered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ilana Ross: "Excuse Me, What Do You Mean by 'Net Neutrality?'" A Question We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Ask] Reference

It required a cool, level-headed man to decide under all the circumstances, and our hero was just the sort of man described.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference

They are a wonderfully level-headed group, these telephone girls, wonderfully unlike their clinging-vine Victorian grandmothers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference

He advocates, instead, a more level-headed assessment of danger, advice all the more cogent since it comes from a former soldier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Bacevich's "Washington Rules" and John Dower's "Cultures of War"] Reference

Willa is too high-minded to compromise herself, and level-headed enough to be safe from sentimental folly under any circumstances.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fifth Ace] Reference

After a New York City panel approved the projct, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered some level-headed remarks on the decision.    From Wordnik.com.  [HUFFPOST HILL - AUGUST 3RD, 2010] Reference

Analysts say this level-headed approach is needed in a banking industry in which huge growth is expected but margins are under pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bringing a Lot To the Table] Reference

Though H1N1 is still spreading — and one assistant principal in New York City just died — many have praised his level-headed approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [300 Million Patients] Reference