1.   As secretary-general I have taken every conceivable step to promote the adoption of methods that would lead to a more stable financial footing.

2.   Now that Peltason has weathered those storms and believes the university is on a more stable financial footing, several sources said, he is ready to step aside.

3.   Some analysts have argued the Fed may not need to raise interest rates even after the economy gains more stable footing because inflationary pressures appear to be virtually non-existent.

4.   While addressing the immediate financial emergency and pursuing systemwide reform, the secretary-general must try to place the world organization on a stable financial footing.

5.   But the editorial expressed confidence that Bush would guide relations back to a more stable footing and that problems could be worked out through dialogue.

6.   Thanks to privatization and other ground-breaking policies, the economy is on a stable footing and the people are enjoying growing affluence.

7.   That recovery would put democracy there on a more stable footing.