Significados de steady by en inglés

In the retail districts, landlords held occupancy relatively steady by cutting rents.

Jake held the narrow dugout steady by a grip upon a fox-grape tendril.

She was going to run, then she held herself steady by sheer grit.

The men were raising the anchor, and holding the prow steady by long punt-poles.

You draw along steady by yourself till you meet Jim-that's my advice to ye.'

The central bank kept the rupee currency steady by selling around $30 million.

Vanthanoris and two sailors went down first, holding the raft steady by its mooring lines.

She struggled to stand, but he gripped her hard, holding her steady by the shoulders.

I can bear anything better than suspense, she said, keeping her voice steady by a great effort.

Just like their male counterparts, they became skilled in keeping babies steady by fair means or foul.

They stood it upright and made it steady by placing some bricks that they found about the roots.

He spoke over the all-speaker hook-up, in a voice he could not keep steady by any effort of will.

But I had my voice good and steady by the time I got opposite Father across his office table.

With the ringgit creaking, the central bank used its persuasive powers to keep the spot rate steady by deterring sellers onshore.

She poised herself, held steady by the grip of his hands, her eyes on the dark outline of the floating raft.

Minutes later, he was drifting fifty feet above the surface, his altitude held steady by the emotional force of his mind.