steady-nerved

People now expect us to be as good as you, ' laughed Latif Qenat, a 56-year-old with coiffed brown hair and neatly trimmed silver sideburns who plays Eagle Four ' s steady-nerved police chief.

U.S. Courts Afghans Through Television Maria Abi-Habib 2010

Along that ledge, steady-nerved, sure-footed climbers might creep, and make their way unseen into the fortress — and there do for us what I had in mind.

Dwellers in the Mirage 2004

A terrific clap of thunder caused Grace to clap her hands over her ears with a little moan, while even steady-nerved Betty jumped in her seat and took a tighter grip of the steering wheel.

The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue Laura Lee Hope

The cool-headed, steady-nerved Stroke, bound to score;

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 5, 1890 Various

Ted was brown and healthy looking, clear-eyed, steady-nerved, for once, without the inevitable cigarette in his mouth.

Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Margaret Rebecca Piper

Ordinarily steady-nerved, the muscles in his tall lean figure were as weak as water.

The Laughing Fox Gruber, Frank 1940

He acted like the steady-nerved gambler at life that he was.

Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise, Volume I 1915

But as a big, steady-nerved friend and comrade, he certainly was a comfort.

Jean of the Lazy A 1915

The girl, realizing to the uttermost what lay before her, forced herself to rest, lying still under the stars, schooling herself to the steady-nerved action which was to have its supreme test.

The Bells of San Juan Jackson Gregory 1912

He acted like the steady-nerved gambler at life that he was.

Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise David Graham Phillips 1889