Sentences with phrase «even keel»

I look back and realize that it was just taken for granted that the routine would keep us on an even keel and when someone tried to jump ship or cause the rest of us trauma, staff and / or Matron would draw that child to one side and read the riot act (no riots allowed or tolerated) and that person might be stood in the corner or just given a glass of water and a hug from Matron.

He's on an even keel, and he's become the most successful robotic cartoon character in movie history.

Successful real estate brokerages keep their finances on an even keel.

Small Business Expert Denise O'Berry is the author of «Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success» a book about how to get, manage and keep your cash flow on an even keel and where it belongs — in your business.

Ironically, if SA can keep an even keel this year, we might just see the Rand back into the R12 / $ territory but what are the chances?

Conversely, in the Greater Los Angeles metro area (the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim MSA), activity is at an even keel throughout the year, thanks in part to warmer weather.

Multifamily on even keel Conditions in the multifamily market parallel 1999, notes Kenneth Aston Jr., president of Apartment Investment Advisors Ltd. in St. Louis.

Shapiro says effective negotiators not only keep an even keel but also set a positive tone by using strategies that acknowledge the emotional nature of conflict.

I might handle the job of a paramedic, that would make others queasy, with an even keel, or I might keep calm in a crisis situation when others lose their ability to think or to act.

Your financial situation will be even keel, making other considerations the key factors in whether or not you move or stay in Florida.

While there's no actual growth in those figures, at least we're getting back on to an even keel.»

So, to keep things on an even keel, we've ranked our devices in two different ways.

Research suggests that, of the 18 countries investigated, 11 of those have more strict and complicated processes in place than the UK, with only five countries adopting an easier process and two on even keel with the UK.

«This is where our products really help the plaintiff and their lawyer establish an even keel.

It did too much too quickly and, despite doing as much as they could to get back on an even keel, was not able to sustain itself when the market was down.

It's absolutely the right approach, despite rising wages, holding the key rate for the time being will ensure that the housing market remains on an even keel.

Nevertheless, President Obama and the new Congress, beginning January 21, need to figure out a way to put funding for climate change, being cast as a national priority, on an even keel with funding for other national priorities such as health care and economic recovery.

Again, Kudos to yourself for trying to keep an even keel on all this stuff — as far as the mainstream media are concerned, you are definitely (like we skeptics) in the minority.

«When I arrived,» Benezra said, «there was a lot of work to be done with the staff and the board, making sure the museum was keeping an even keel.

Unlike its predecessor though, this new adventure starts you off on a more even keel with the world's inhabitants (there's no boss to topple five minutes into the tutorial this time).

The wreck sits on an even keel on the sand.

In the meantime, Citibank has made enormous strides with their ThankYou program and Amex, while losing co-branded partners, has mostly managed to keep their Membership Rewards program on an even keel (the British Airways transfer ratio devaluation being a notable exception).

Conversely, if the human family members are for the most part on an even keel, although it is not an automatic guarantee of peace within the cat population, the cats will feel free to interact according to their own temperaments.

A home where the human family members» interaction is normally on an even keel, whether it be quiet and harmonious or noisy and happily active, is the most desirable atmosphere for cats.

This helps him to maintain energy levels and keeps his blood sugar on a more even keel.

She goes on to say that there may be a quicker way to get your dog's skin — and your frazzled nerves — on a more even keel.

This breed of dogs although small has amazing headstrong independence requires string attention from their owners for maintaining their even keel.

The analyst must seek to guard himself against this danger as best he can: in part, by dealing with those situations preferably which are not subject to sudden change; in part, by favoring securities in which the popular interest is keen enough to promise a fairly swift response to value elements which he is the first to recognize; in part, by tempering his activities to the general financial situation — laying more emphasis on the discovery of undervalued securities when business and market conditions are on a fairly even keel, and proceeding with greater caution in times of abnormal stress and uncertainty.»

During your presentation, you come up with a half dozen ways how you «keep an even keel.»

You'd think that statistics like that might put women on a more even keel with men.

How will you have to adjust your expectations so you each get what you need while staying on an even keel financially?

It goes without saying, if you are in a tough financial spot, $ 50,000 can correct a world of wrongs in terms of keeping your household on an even keel and getting your other obligations squared away.

The roll out by Google delivers Android «Gingerbread» 2.3 to the Nexus One phone, which came out early last year and now puts the mobile on an even keel with latest flagship Nexus S device.

Though Chip and I are friends, it got pretty spirited in places — kudos to Chip for maintaining an even keel throughout.

The Amazon Best Seller lists rank books by Unit Sales in Last 24 Hours, so ebooks and print books compare side by side on an even keel.

Moreover, he must know how to administer: he has the responsibility for keeping the organization on an even keel, solvent, and free from discord.

A strong mind is necessary to go through such news and still keep an even keel.

Commanche's «Quadra - link» front suspension, incorporating stabilizer bar and steering damper, did much to keep things running on an even keel, even in quick, hard turns, where this truck exhibited a pleasant, sporting nature.

And the suspension, while still exhibiting its velvety smoothness, kept the body on an even keel.

A momentary torque reduction, combined with an automatic brake application, assists in restoring the CX - 9 to an even keel.

The self - leveling suspension helps to keep the car on even keel when loaded with passengers and baggage.

This suspension can cushion rough roads, keep things on a medium - firm, even keel or permit quick cornering in sports - car style.

This puts it on an even keel with similarly equipped rivals.

It's got cruise control to help you keep it on an even keel, but it's not adaptive.

On a twisty road, it's clear that the Eclipse Cross» suspension is adept at keeping this fairly bulky SUV on an even keel, but when the roads straighten up, you realise that its twisty - road prowess comes at the cost of some motorway smoothness.

A 48 - volt active antiroll system means that the Urus» cornering attitude stays on an impressively even keel.

The Huayra works hard to keep everything on an even keel, but you can peel rubber from the tires with a twitch of your big toe.

We're grateful for the standard air suspension, which combined with active anti-roll bars keeps the big hunk of metal on an even keel no matter how we try to capsize it.

Perhaps most importantly, and down in no small part to the Golf itself, VW has made its cornerstone product aspirational, so while it might compete on a fairly even keel with the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astras of the world, it's seen as more desirable right off the bat.

With less weight over the nose and quicker steering the RS5 turns in more eagerly, while the firmed - up dampers help keep it on an even keel during harder cornering.