The family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : The government will try to stabilize the cost of living.    From Dictionary.com. 

They do a great job in stabilizing the home and making it more like home.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Children Are Grown] Reference

Iran and the United States do actually have a common interest in stabilizing Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » When Diplomacy Isn’t] Reference

John also talks about the invaluable role Berkman played in stabilizing the RSS 2.0 standard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scripting News for 5/21/2008 « Scripting News Annex] Reference

Establishing a long-term stabilizing force in the region assuming that happens with Iraq, sure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Liverputty] Reference

They cite the success of this and the cash for clunkers programs in stabilizing the US auto-market.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Inconvenient Truth About Taxes | myFiveBest] Reference

What message will this send to other fledgeling democracies that look for our support in stabilizing the region?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scripting News for 8/1/2006 « Scripting News Annex] Reference

For the economy to be stabilizing is a positive sign that the wheels for the eventual economic recovery are in motion.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Poll: Only one in eight say economic recovery underway] Reference

I just saw the LA education leaders on CSpan discussing their needs and their role in stabilizing and rebuilding their communities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Cheney Runs Into Trouble With the Locals] Reference

In these years of general depression we have played an outstanding part in stabilizing business in this country and in helping Canada to ride the storm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ontario's Mining Industry and Its Outlook for 1932] Reference

Considering the entire NOPD department consists of 1500 officers, another thousand Guardsmen or two could have made the difference in stabilizing the situation.    From Wordnik.com.  [More than a tragedy — a scandal « BuzzMachine] Reference

Haiti cholera outbreak 'stabilizing' - but could affect election.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

"Prices seem to be stabilizing, which is good," Martin says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wilmington, N.C.: Tax credit helps housing market rebound] Reference

That's supposed to be what neo-cons call stabilizing the Middle East, right?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Cusack: John Cusack, et al, Try to Slip a Big Wad of Hot, Slippery Propaganda Past Bill O'Reilly!] Reference

Fast Money guest Zack Karabell says the equity market is stabilizing, which is at least some good news.    From Wordnik.com.  [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference

One of them would give incentives for people to buy up foreclosed property, with the idea of stabilizing neighborhoods.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 7, 2008] Reference

Conditions in the labour markets were described as stabilizing or improving, while price and wage pressures remained subdued.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

I was never sold on "stabilizing" Lady Diana in the back of the van either.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Did Socialized Medicine Kill Natasha Richardson?"] Reference

"" It is not the kind of stabilizing reality that would have been good for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Descent Into Darkness] Reference

That is difficult to interpret, since it could be "stabilizing" at a low number.    From Wordnik.com.  [Robert Auerbach: The GAO Must Perform a Diligent Independent Audit of the More Than $2 Trillion Issued By the Fed] Reference

Several issues, such as stabilizing the markets, will require immediate attention.    From Wordnik.com.  [Between the Acts] Reference

In reality, Mr. Putin's "stabilizing" tenure secured the gains made under Gorbachev and Yeltsin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meaning of Medvedev] Reference

We’re trying to build a large national army and police force as a long-term stabilizing force within Afghanistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » The Price of Soldiering] Reference

If the additional 20-30,000 American troops appear to be "stabilizing" the situation, public criticism may be modest in scale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Hayden: Obama's Wars] Reference

MICHAEL SANTOLI, BARRON'S: Well, the economy seems to be declining at a slower pace, maybe we're kind of stabilizing a little bit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2009] Reference

The hedge-fund manager spoke of how the housing market is "stabilizing," retail sales are resilient and corporate profits climbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paulson Funds Pare Exposure to Market] Reference

That way, you don't need to wait for ACORN: You can start "stabilizing" your own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pat Dollard | Young Americans] Reference

This is something the US has not realised, intent as it is on "stabilizing" Afghanistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

After seeing the nuts and bolts of "stabilizing" Iraq, I think fifty years may be on the low end.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seeing the Forest] Reference

I'm pretty sure it was McCain who first proposed "stabilizing" home prices (read: keeping prices at an inflated level).    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories from The Sun] Reference

So the sustainability of any recovery now will depend on the real estate market improving or at very worst "stabilizing".    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Planners are seeking ideas for where to do voluntary restoration projects, such as stabilizing banks or restoring prairie grasses.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

The world's largest economy was "continuing to strengthen" and the labour market was "stabilizing" after two years of steep declines.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

If you're going to keep troops in Afghanistan and give them an objective of "stabilizing" the country then give the military the tools.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

Officials said the job market is seeing improvement, a marginally better snapshot than last month's view of a "stabilizing" labor picture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals] Reference