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Meanings of steady by in English

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Usage of steady by in English
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In the retail districts, landlords held occupancy relatively steady by cutting rents.
Reuters
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Jake held the narrow dugout steady by a grip upon a fox-grape tendril.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm / His Plight and other Plights
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She was going to run, then she held herself steady by sheer grit.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
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The men were raising the anchor, and holding the prow steady by long punt-poles.
The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides
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You draw along steady by yourself till you meet Jim-that's my advice to ye.'
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
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The central bank kept the rupee currency steady by selling around $30 million.
Reuters
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Vanthanoris and two sailors went down first, holding the raft steady by its mooring lines.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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She struggled to stand, but he gripped her hard, holding her steady by the shoulders.
Nevermore
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I can bear anything better than suspense, she said, keeping her voice steady by a great effort.
The Adventurous Seven: Their Hazardous Undertaking
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Just like their male counterparts, they became skilled in keeping babies steady by fair means or foul.
The Guardian
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They stood it upright and made it steady by placing some bricks that they found about the roots.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
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He spoke over the all-speaker hook-up, in a voice he could not keep steady by any effort of will.
Talents, Incorporated
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But I had my voice good and steady by the time I got opposite Father across his office table.
Phyllis
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With the ringgit creaking, the central bank used its persuasive powers to keep the spot rate steady by deterring sellers onshore.
Reuters
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She poised herself, held steady by the grip of his hands, her eyes on the dark outline of the floating raft.
The Case and the Girl
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Minutes later, he was drifting fifty feet above the surface, his altitude held steady by the emotional force of his mind.
What The Left Hand Was Doing