Sentence examples for at first steadily from inspiring English sources

He arrived on surfing's elite world tour in 1998 and, after stumbling badly at first, steadily rose to dominance.

The tick sips tentatively at first, while steadily pumping into the wound saliva that carries ingredients that help it stay attached, avoid detection, suppress the immune system and keep blood flowing.

At first, their performance steadily improved as the incentives increased; the extra money was motivating.

The subjects consumed similar amounts of each beverage, and both drinks made them more sociable at first, before they steadily sank into anxiety, depression and hostility.

Things like the Fowlers' attitudes toward one another or Matt's indifference to his medical work, with its suggestion of middle-aged drift, are firmly but lightly registered; the importance of Matt's male friendships, which we don't understand at first, slowly but steadily looms into a major development driving the story forward.

This lends support to Maticka-Tyndale and co-authors' findings[ 4] from the 1996 National Population Health Survey that the median age at first intercourse has steadily declined among younger Canadians.

Although various historic variables like war and the Great Depression might have contributed to delayed pregnancy in PEL, overall the mean age at first childbirth has steadily increased in the past 30 years, according to data from National Vital Statistics Report, CDC.

If using a flame lighter, hold the flame far enough BELOW the opening to only heat the herb at first, drawing air steadily through the long tube, and when it starts burning, continue slow at low temperature to obtain most vapor value and least carbon monoxide.

The urine comes in splashy spurts at first and then streams steadily.

"Sure," they say, and a few seconds later I'm running, gently at first, but soon moving steadily along.

I believe I'm ready to rejoin normal society now, but I shall take it very steadily at first.