He trusted her clear steadiness that she would do what she said. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The mind boggles, just when steadiness is needed.). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
He fingered the elkhorn bow and then recalled his steadiness and courage. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain] Reference
Yet for all the craziness, Ellis 'teammates felt his steadiness was the difference. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Woolsack with the ardour, or rather steadiness, which is requisite in gentlemen who would climb to those seats of honour. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Pendennis] Reference
I hope you received that mark of distinction with respect and with steadiness, which is the proper behavior of a man of fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman] Reference
The difficulty is that if people are irregular in getting it, it will lose its character of steadiness, which is fatal to such a paper. From Wordnik.com. [Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis] Reference
He kept using that word, the "steadiness" of the Obama campaign, the fact that he learns very quickly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 20, 2008] Reference
Lyn was looking at me intently, and her voice was steady; that squeezed kind of steadiness that is almost worse than tears. From Wordnik.com. [Raw Gold A Novel] Reference
This is the ninth day that we have stuck to the ridge, and the batteries have fought with a steadiness which is beyond all praise. From Wordnik.com. [In Flanders Fields and Other Poems] Reference
"steadiness" of the snowfall this year is draining his budget. From Wordnik.com. [Paul & Matt's Sports Attack] Reference
Particularly meritorious steadiness, night of July 6th. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
Conspicuous coolness and steadiness under fire, July 1st. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
I try to exude a little steadiness and continuity instead. From Wordnik.com. [‘It Doesn’t Exist!’] Reference
Once more I was astonished at the wonderful steadiness of his machine. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
Discipline and steadiness of purpose are more important than ideology. From Wordnik.com. [The Warrior] Reference
The steadiness, meanwhile, hasn't offered much security in volatile markets. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Lumbering Banks] Reference
To expect of them the coolness and steadiness of older troops would be wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
Conspicuous coolness and steadiness in handling his piece under hot fire, July. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good-breeding. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Bush's appeal to "stay the course" will have resonance: steadiness is required in wartime. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: War Leaves An Opening For Kerry] Reference
There is nothing like passion for disturbing the accuracy of the eye and the steadiness of the hand. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
It was pleasing to observe with what steadiness and regularity the poor animal performed his labour. From Wordnik.com. [A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals] Reference
A ring of stone or clay was placed on the spindle to give it steadiness and momentum when it revolved. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Beneath the tears and grief there can remain a steadiness, an inner stillness, independent of the circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Ed and Deb Shapiro: Finding Your Peace in the Midst of Chaos] Reference
After that I just stood there for quite a while, feeling my new freedom and steadiness, letting my body get used to it. From Wordnik.com. [No Great Magic] Reference
Robert Rubin has always been known for his calm steadiness — perfect, one might say, for the age of "No-Drama Obama.". From Wordnik.com. [Rubin’s Detail Deficit] Reference
Infinite patience and steadiness of nerve, as well as steadiness of hand, are required for such delicate and exact work. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Leeds had not spoken, but looked at the girl with a steadiness which for a moment caused her to cast down her animated eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
Sometimes she ranged herself in battle beside her husband or brother, and fought with the steadiness and bravery of a veteran. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
His voice had the careful, measured steadiness of a man who has had a little too much to drink and is determined not to show it. From Wordnik.com. [By Proxy] Reference
Perhaps it was partly as a discipline in steadiness, that they were directed to do it, -- to get used to working at such a height. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
This may cause a trifling expense; but even that expense is not altogether lost, as it teaches the firemen steadiness and coolness. From Wordnik.com. [Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction] Reference
Then his mind would stop in a whirl of mingled feeling and he would pause, and pray for steadiness to think and know what was right. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
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