How To Use Steady In A Sentence

Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river. Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise
A steady stream of self-released mix tapes and videos - all adhering to the group's cartoonishly horrifying aesthetic, all a bit more deranged than the rest - increased the buzz and kept the conversation going. In concert: OFWGKTA at U Street Music Hall
Yet the video footage shows a man slightly unsteady on his feet. Times, Sunday Times
The undulating holloway, which has itself sunk through the steady erosion of cartwheels and hooves up to fifteen feet beneath the hillside, translates you from the present into an earlier era when John Nash carved out his woodcuts in English boxwood at the kitchen table under a single lamp-bulb and cultivated the half-wild garden. Wildwood
Reagan advanced on her, holding his gun steady.

He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
‘This is evident in a number of markets where rents are falling, but yields are not only holding steady, but in most instances hardening,’ he said.
There's been a steady decline in smokestack industries such as shipbuilding and steel.
The electronic power-assisted steering feels well weighted, with a slow rack ratio but an on-centre sluggishness, which is safe and steady but not at all responsive. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Witnesses said he appeared unsteady on his feet. The Sun
In the meantime, managing without a steady income is providing a stern test of her financial acumen. Times, Sunday Times
The first year at university I had a very steady boyfriend who was doing a similar course as me but mechanical engineering.
I had to dig my heels in to stay steady.
The helpers provision the couple's fledglings with a steady supply of lerp, sugary casings secreted by plant-sucking insects. Signs of the Times
I managed to wiggle underneath them all, dislodging those on the very top by unbalancing the unsteady column.
The lake is like an open book, day like the steady gaze of a reader.
He held the boat steady as she got in.
We get a steady trickle of critical letters whose general gist is'Why did you write that, when you could have written this? Times, Sunday Times
More sweat fell down his stubby chin as he tried to avert his eyes away from her steady gaze.
It came in a steady flood from Fang to me and, through me, to all the creepy-crawly things I could hurl at the ground and at the concrete, at the brick, and at the stone. Crossed
There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers about the safety of the product.
Commentary has pretty much adopted him as their science guy, and he has published a steady stream of flapdoodle in their pages over the last decade.
Their sleep was eased by the sound of water and the steady shuffle of hooves, the night closed in around them, drawing the light from the fire until it was glowing embers.
Calculations of evaporative flux density and conductances were the same as those under quasi-steady-state conditions.
The rain was steady, and as they rounded a corner alongside the estuary, they saw the fires were beginning to abate. SHADOW OF A DARK QUEEN: BOOK ONE OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA
He provided Rhodes with a steady income, hiring him as his personal instructor.
I listened to my feet making a steady rhythm on the paved stones, as regular as a pulse beat.
Mystra was flush with anticipation as they dismounted, leading their horses up the steady incline of the road.
Setting a spinnaker involves keeping the boat steady with the wind behind while the spinnaker sail is raised.
But before he could reach the door he heard the steady beat of the life moderator, and at the sound of this he ran to the window.
Steady on, the reason we men liked her was because she was a tremendously attractive and sexy piece of crumpet…
And there just behind us, over the fence outside the park, a steady flow of modern red London buses plied their scheduled routes up the Seven Sisters Road.
The bad weather started a little after noon yesterday, a steady patter of sleet that lasted for hours, but didn't accumulate.
A surgeon needs a good eye and a steady hand.
Planning an ongoing marketing campaign ensures a steady stream of new business leads.
With the sustained and steady economic growth in China, China's urbanization has stepped into the stage of full-scale acceleration, said Chinese Vice Minister of Construction Qiu Baoxing Tuesday.
Typically these stocks are solid businesses that offer little growth but steady dividends. Times, Sunday Times
Having watched reasonably moderate candidates lose the last two presidential elections in heartbreaking fashion, and feeling further frustrated by the steady failure to win either house of Congress, Democrats have made it an article of faith that they lack the political and policy mechanisms to compete with their Republican counterparts. Take Two: Hillary's Choice
Water pours into the top bucket at a steady rate and gives the system energy while water leaks out of each bucket at a steady rate and removes energy from the system.
Our life is a movement, a tendency, a steady, ceaseless progress towards an unseen goal.
As Charles lets what feels like half of Glasgow into the dressing room, an unsteady young fan falls at Turner's feet.
And thereby to subduct them from under the absolute power of the vanity of their minds, by one means or other he fixeth in them steady thoughts concerning himself, and their relation unto him. Pneumatologia
His speech is a mumble, his face immobile, his gait unsteady.
The roar of city traffic is a steady assault on one's nerves.
With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.
A steady flame of love is ignited when you are introduced to an ambitious Virgo. The Sun
a steady-going family man
steady yourself
Brown confirms that mid-range authors are now dropped by publishers rather than being allowed the steady development and natural progression that they once were.
Cheese is high in fat, so go steady on it anyway. The Sun
This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.
The steady beep of the heart monitor was the only sound to be heard coming from the dreary hospital room.
Thankfully, no steady breeze was blowing, so no wind chill was created.
Nestling next to the ladies of the night were several mustached, glazed-eyed Afghan men who occasionally took unsteady steps onto a makeshift dance floor to bust some surprisingly graceful traditional moves. The Longest War
Along the way there is a slow but steady trickling stream of septuagenarians, slipping their way down to the round stone tower by the beach.
Well, that should give you an idea of the efficiency and appearance of your arteries after a steady diet of fried foods.
In places where I would be steady, she would add an exclamation point. Times, Sunday Times
- When turning longer parts using the tailstock or steady rest as counter-support, the cylindricity of the part must always be checked. 6. Cylindrical turning and facing of shouldered cylindrical parts
In using this ingenious wire stretcher, he stapled his wire to post number one, carried the length past post number two, looped the chain around post number three, having the chain long enough so that he might tauten the wire and hold the crankhandle steady with his knee or left arm while he drove the holding staple in post number two. Hiram the Young Farmer
his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine
Dictators, after all, aren't known for their moral consistency or steady behavior.
Keeping a steady blaze is akin to the way in which women generate and maintain emotional energy.
It was only after hominids began making butchering tools out of stones and got a steady supply of meat from carcasses that the brain began to expand.
Notwithstanding a steady decline in numbers, the school has had a very successful year.
Their senior batsmen played a handful of fluent shots, but there was no stickability in the top end of the order, so that wickets fell at a steady rate.
Such fine work requires a good eye and a steady hand.
The aqueous-phase chemistry of deliquescent sea-salt aerosols in the remote marine boundary layer is investigated with a steady state box model.
By using the matrix geometric solution method, we derive the explicit expressions for steady-state probability vector.
Both men looked away from the steady gaze, unable to meet the frosty, hard look in those grey eyes.
All the miracle of sails; the steady foresail; the sensitive jibs; the press canvas delicate as bubbles; the reliable main; the bluff topsails; topgallants like eager horses; the impertinent skysails; the jaunty moonraker, were just canvas stretched on poles. The Wind Bloweth
And fuzzy control can be well adapted to parameter variation while the steady-state error is inevitable.
They have strong balance sheets and steady earnings and look good value. Times, Sunday Times
Stagger and stumble suggest unsteady or uncontrolledmovement.
The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched.
He took a long puff of his cigar then sighed, blowing a steady stream of smoke.
Freezing must be accomplished slowly and at a steady rate to maintain the structural integrity of the skin.
With an open and clear character, i am a straightforward and steady-going girl of responsibility, hopefully we can cooperate and develop together.
Ever since then his popularity here has continued a slow, steady decline.
Livi almost jumped, but caught herself, steadying the tray on which she was carrying some warm soup and a tuna sandwich.
The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain
Honesty and sincerity, especially the fake variety, are conveyed by steady eye contact and leaning towards the audience. Times, Sunday Times
A tomato sauce can be completely changed by two or three minutes more or less of reduction or concentration by steady simmering.
I fancy a stiff drink this lunchtime to steady my nerves!
The steady increase in obesity has mirrored the neurotic and obsessive interest in food. Times, Sunday Times
They also unequivocally demonstrate that noticeable change can emerge on its own by summing up the steady unnoticeable work of incremental deletions of the unfit.
With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.
Regional and temporal variation in bending moments and power production have also been predicted to occur during steady undulatory swimming in fish.
The only sound I could hear was the steady pace of my own breathing, which along with the rhythmic escape of air bubbles was quite hypnotic.
“Fuck those cockies,” she says, steadying to snap the g-string into place. Raincoat
The lake is like an open book, day like the steady gaze of a reader.
The aim is twofold and according to senior commanders it can be realised: the toppling of the leader and the steady elimination of the terrorists.
Most elderly residents were bankrolled by local authorities, offering private-sector operators a steady stream of income from the taxpayer. Southern Cross's incurably flawed business model let down the vulnerable
Since then, there has been a steady output of research within this branch of applied linguistics.
Himself of the whole; and the curvative — the steady progression and the productive condition; and the circular the same, and the holding together the middle and extremities, which encompass and are encompassed, — and the turning to Him of the things which proceeded from Him. Dionysius the Areopagite, Works (1897)
When one feels unsteady or when it might make a shorter partner feel ill at ease. Times, Sunday Times
The man fixed his interrogator with a steady gaze and spoke quietly but firmly. Times, Sunday Times
As Yeltsin got up to greet Stroyev, he grasped the desk to steady himself.
Who could have known that such this young boy possessed such extraordinary fighting skills, much more have it under steady control?
Acutely sensitive to vulnerability, he delineated unassertive fortitude with steady expertise. Times, Sunday Times
As she was going to insert some cream on the laser burn, the ship jolted and the lights flickered and the ship was steady again.
With enough blood collected a young warrior caked the wound with fresh dung and the animal was released to totter away on unsteady legs but otherwise unharmed.
What Hawkins does best is build a steady pace into each track to make a stream of bubbling sounds and images.
Since then, the pound has held steady against the dollar.
Suddenly above the steady vibrating thrum of the C130 cargo plane's four giant Rolls-Royce turboprop engines, a sound rings out.
And a steady stream of feedback can make it easier for employees to fine-tune their performance.
The fog lay thick and cold over the countryside that morning, and inside the barracks it was pitch-black and silent, except for the deep, steady breathing of the gunners.
The steady stream of cash available from cable firms can also be used to repay debts. Times, Sunday Times
Slow and steady wins the race.
Thus, people must get an appointment first, and those appointments are scheduled to ensure a steady workflow.
the horse trotted along at a steady pace
Conditions varied from steady 10-12 knot south-westerlies to almost dead calm, interspersed with vicious rain-squalls out of the south - typical Monsoon weather in the northern Gulf at this time of the year.
Your table may be right by the edge, so steady with the false teeth. Times, Sunday Times
The Kelvin solution to the static linear elastic problem is used as the weighted function to derive the boundary integral equation for steady-state vibration problems.
The process of deterioration is slow, but steady - the kind of food that is consumed being the culprit.
He took a long puff of his cigar then sighed, blowing a steady stream of smoke.
A flurry of letters to local newspapers all over the country triggered a steady flow of chatty reminiscences by letter, e-mail and phone.
Around sunrise, the concentration of geese we'd hoped would keep our barrels warm lifted off its roost and, in steady waves, flew away.
The rhapsody draws a moral from the mundane machine; Zhang Shunmin sees in the mechanical movement of the mill the steady moral virtue of the scholar-official.
Her eyes held him steady and he breathed deeply before nodding in assent.
Employment is holding steady at 96%.
Her professional life continues its steady ascent, and the novel culminates with her promotion to the position of assistant minister of education.
Over the last 10 years he has produced a steady flow/stream/trickle of articles and papers.
The dollar had a steady day on the money markets.
David's light caught the long-eared hump-backed shape of an aardvark, lumbering ahead of us at a steady trot.
It buys you a moment to get used to being on stage, it gives you a chance to speak out loud and to steady your voice and it establishes a relationship with the auditors.
She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding firm.
The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain
Each splutter sprayed scarlet beads over her ghost-white frame, and over Raven when Nelly snatched at her shoulders in an attempt to steady herself.
Instantly the baby girl responds. pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
It is sheltered effectively by blue gums and golden wattle broken by a palm tree and a peppercorn and it overlooks an olive grove, which yields a steady supply of virgin oil.
For example, the capacity of the liver to metabolize alcohol is increased by a steady high level of drinking but markedly impaired by alcohol binges.
Typically these stocks are solid businesses that offer little growth but steady dividends. Times, Sunday Times
The party fell silent as they urged their horses into a canter, then a steady gallop.
The fire had died to a steady ardent glow.
A surveillance camera captured the Orange Line drama, which began when an unidentified man described as "unsteady on his feet" fell off the southbound platform as a train approached around 3:20 p.m., WCBV-TV and the Boston Globe report. Quick action, luck save man who fell onto Boston subway tracks
As a train approaches from either direction, two bells on stumpy posts in between the tracks begin to toll in a steady rhythm.
People moved everywhere, yet there was only a mild hum of unassignable noise, a blending of typeout machines, human voices, and a steady tremor that seemed everywhere and nowhere, that came from the rock itself. Across The Sea Of Suns
He took a few deep breaths to steady his nerves.
The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched.
You get a steady rise in values. Times, Sunday Times
You can look a little unsteady on TV when you're agonising over problem gardens. Times, Sunday Times
So, after a peek at the paintings and assemblages in the local art gallery we set off at a steady pace half-expecting to meet them.
Glancing toward the window, he noted that the light, steady drizzle had not abated.
The numbers studying chemistry and biology, meanwhile, have been enjoying a steady rise.
A steady growth in the popularity of two smaller parties may upset the polls.
They fill him with an attentive ravishment, a marveling, it's pleasing and rejuvenating, a steady, pure current that he has never experienced until now with anyone. . . A Window Onto Comic Tedium
The result of all this conniving shadow-boxing by the media and celebrities, is the slow and steady dissipation of the resolve to take action; the outrage in the people against the perpetrators ebbs and disappears.
I think you are m-making me inf-fernally sorry," said an unsteady little voice. The Fortieth Door
Most work on unsteady flow during locomotion in fluids has focused on flapping propulsors, and verifications of the theory have necessarily focused on rigid robotic limbs under carefully controlled conditions.
Once or twice the latter attempts –rather apathetically – to regain its former rhythm, before both make towards a steady walking pace.
Thankfully, the film clips along at a steady pace and never really gets boring.
Steady! You're going to fall off that wall if you're not careful.
Life settlements appeal to investors 'appetite for "uncorrelated" investments -- ones that generate steady returns largely independent of the forces swaying stocks and bonds. An Insurance Man Builds
Like one giant assembly line of "selfhood," our media and culture churn out icons at a steady pace, each one mirroring a common need to be recognized, respected, understood, successful and loved. Alison Rose Levy: The Dalai Lama Does Not Exist and Neither Do I
As the car swung round the corner, she held on to the grab handle to steady herself.
And quite frankly, I enjoy ignoring my own untended messes in order to help others clean theirs, leaving my own life in occasional (okay, steady) disarray.
Do you go steady with the brush for very long before you give it a wring?
The rate of power consumption would be quite modest in such a postindustrial, steady-state society.
Luckily for all of us, a steady diet of pop culture, horror movies, vampire books, and science fiction television saved Lauren from the restrictive confines of her normal suburban routine; she has only just now realized that there are other geeks out there in the world. Lauren Kalal | Fandomania
Relationship type mattered with students saying that it is important to use condoms in a casual relationship, but less so in a steady relationship.
His breathing was steady.
His performance has been steady, but he also has overthrown several open receivers on plays that should have gone for touchdowns.
The improvement in standards has been steady and persistent,[Sentencedict] but has attracted little comment from educationalists.
They had passed Chinle now, Leaphorn driving the white carryall at a steady seventy. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES
Wear a weighted vest or a heavy backpack and walk for 30 minutes at a steady pace. The Sun
I drove at a steady 50 mph so as to save fuel.
With the economy just barely limping into the New Year, finding a steady paycheck is harder than ever.
But, as conditions deteriorated, a drizzle giving way to a steady downpour, so did the standard of play with a succession of knock-ons gifting both sides possession.
Pulling herself painfully up, she wobbled shakily on the cobbles, catching the icy metal of the lamp-post next to her to steady herself.
The dog ludicrously albeit lovingly christened Precious Baby by Ted's late wife and resolutely called PB by Ted himself - hesitated at the doorway and blinked out at the street, where the autumn rain was falling in the sort of steady waves that presaged alengthy and bone-chilling storm. A Traitor to Memory
She holds the client steady and asks him to breathe in deeply.
Noon found Tom far out on the National Road, creaking along over the yellow dust in a light wagon, between bordering forests that smelt spicily of wet underbrush and May-apples; and, here and there, when they would emerge from the woods to cleared fields, liberally outlined by long snake-fences of black walnut, the steady, jog-trotting old horse lifted his head and looked interested in the world, but Tom never did either. The Two Vanrevels
Traffic is steady and far off he hears the wail of sirens.
That effort was particularly good as he was held up in a race run a fairly steady pace. The Sun
Ideal conditions then saw steady progress and plenty of time to experiment with different ways of getting rid of straw.
The colours should be seen to flow at a steady, unhurried pace. The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes
There was a beautifully pregnant pause in the finish of tour jetés, which allowed us to see the stretched and steady arabesque in landing.
the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory
However, the problem is severe for an endotherm, particularly a small endotherm, which must maintain a steady internal temperature and has a considerably greater demand for respiratory oxygen.
We're making slow but steady progress with the decorating.
A steady breeze blows against their faces as they flip through a catalog of apartment listings.
Timeless designs and an unswerving dedication to quality have ensured a steady flow of business – whether you're in the market for a bowler hat, a cap, a beret, a panama, a straw hat, a montero or any other type for that matter, they'll have it. 10 of the best shops for bargains in Barcelona
Want a steady supply of green energy without installing a wind turbine on your roof? Times, Sunday Times
Mom's high heels may look great but if they're wobbly and unsteady -- in other words, easy to trip over -- consider something more well-grounded .. Halloween costume tips: Keep them scary -- and safe
This turnaround is largely the result of the Baby-boomer bulge entering retirement and being succeeded by steady-state Baby-bust workforce.
If a chiropractor says that a subluxation is the cause of your problem, then you should be able to gauge the steady, systematic decline of a subluxation. Todd Kashdan: When is Chiropractic Care a Scam? What About Reflexology? Magnetic Therapy?
I took my position once again, bending my knees low, bringing my arms up, keeping my hands steady, and shot the ball.
If she stayed, she would be assigned a steady diet of deportation orders from the criminal division to defend.
The skilled and steady employments are not cumbered with clowns and idiots. THE TRAMP
The slime - a thick, mucus-like substance that smelled positively dreadful - was dribbling down the steps in a slow and steady ooze.
Bicycles were again in the spotlight at a local housing estate last week, which day in, day out plays host to a steady stream of fast moving traffic.
It can help us to steer a steady course through life.
The party guests were setting up a steady din.
He backed out of the hedge and set off at a steady lope up the lawn. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
Therefore, after steady freeze up of Inner Mongolia reach, Haibowan Reservoir will not undertake flood control.
Like his metamorphic music, Stochansky's own life is abound with steady shifts and controlled chaos.
Daly further elaborated on this theme with his work on “steady state economics” [78] which worked out the implications of acknowledging that the Earth is materially finite and nongrowing, and that the economy is a subset of this finite global system. An Introduction to Ecological Economics~ Chapter 2
A dusty pile of sheet rock tumbled from one of the high, unsteady shelves and landed beside Barbara.
It takes a steady hand to perform surgery.
From the album "Armchair Apocrypha" (2007) When I was just a little boy I threw away all of my action toys I became obsessed with operation, oh Hearts and minds and certain glands You got to learn to keep a steady hand And thus began my morbid fascination Tore all the spines out from all of these self-help books Made myself a gun that not only shoots but looks real Yeah it shoots through steel with rays of dark matter Rays of dark matter Just the thought of all this red and black Thought of tongues that tasted bad Fill you with the nausea-ausea-ausea-alation Do you wonder where the self resides Is it in the head or between your sides And who would be the one who will decide it's two locations The noose is loosed around our necks made of DNA And everyday it's growing tighter, no matter what you do or say But you can shoot right through with rays of dark matter Right before they kick out, they kick out the ladder Rays of dark matter When I was just a little boy I threw away all of my action toys I became obsessed with operation Hearts and minds and certain glands You got to learn to keep a steady hand And thus began my morbid fascination WN.com - Financial News

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