Marriage would have had a steadying effect upon you.
It is a useful piece of self-analysis, and has, I fancy, a steadying effect upon the character.
If policy makers were to lower their interest rates, then that would have a steadying effect on the market.
Probably a good thing, since each boy had a steadying effect on the other and neither was much good alone.
The sound of his voice had a steadying effect on her.
Morale was good, the nonchalance of those who had been this way before having a steadying effect upon the remainder.
It had a steadying effect, gave her a point of reference and a sense that she was not alone.
Fortunately, they had a steadying effect on Brian, whose' only insanity was that of youth and freedom.
The bogies had a steadying effect when leading and the crew was not shaken up as much.
This was done, and I observed that the message seemed to produce a steadying effect upon our ranks.