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• v  support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
• v  become stable or more stable
• v  make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium

• The Fed has emerged as one of Wall Street's biggest customers during the financial crisis, buying massive amounts of securities to help stabilise the markets.
• In a crisis the central bank helps to stabilise the financial system, especially if the central bank is believed to have endlessly deep pockets.
• In 2001 and 2002, we should not forget, Iran provided critical assistance to helping us stabilise Afghanistan, John Kerry, the top Democrat on the US Senate foreign relations .

• brace
• steady
• stabilize

• destabilise
• destabilize

News & Articles

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• Capacitive Sensor Ensures Optimum Images for Surgical Microscopes
  Surgical procedures require a perfect view of the operating area. Surgeons often use surgical microscopes for support. A high-precision capacitive sensor is used to stabilise the microscope's field of view. The lenses of a surgical microscope are attached to long tripod arms. These enable the surgeon to accurately position the microscope and provide the surgical team with more space to manouvre ...
  June 18, 2013 - ThomasNet
• Tunisia may spend over $1 bln to recapitalise banks
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Tunisia may spend over a billion dollars to recapitalise its state-owned banks as the government struggles to stabilise the economy after the 2011 revolution, Tunisian authorities have told the International Monetary Fund. Plans for the rescue operation were described in a letter by the government to the IMF, which agreed earlier this month to lend Tunisia $1.74 billion over ...
  June 17, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Libyan crude output recovers to 1.3 million bpd -industry source
  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan oil output has climbed to 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) from less than 1 million bpd last week as operations normalise following several disruptions at fields and ports, a senior Libyan industry source said. "Production was 1.3 million bpd yesterday," the source said on Monday, "Things have started to stabilise." Libya's state oil company National Oil Corporation ...
  June 17, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Alistair Darling in Times Online
  I want to make it clear that we will do whatever it takes not only to stabilise the system but to help going forward, and that means perhaps some pretty big steps that we wouldn't take in ordinary times,Mr Darling said.
• Ben Bernanke in Wikinews
  It is essential that we continue to complement fiscal stimulus with strong government action to stabilise financial institutions and financial markets,Bernanke said. "If actions taken by the administration, the Congress, and the Federal...
• President Bush in IRINnews.org
  We're prepared to help move US Navy assets to help find those who have lost their lives, to help find the missing, and to help stabilise the situation,Bush said. "Let the US come and help you help the people."