1.   He knifed through defenders to make tough layups, and he pulled up in the face of the LA defense with steely nerves to make clutch jumpers.

2.   If you have steely nerves, my guess is that there are some great investments to be found in Asia right now because of the economic storm raging there.

3.   In the second-set tie breaker, the pivotal juncture of the match, Ivanisevic simply could not equal the determination and steely nerves of Sampras.

4.   Leeson showed no early academic wizardry for figures or any sign of the steely nerves that later propelled him and eventually brought him down.

5.   Astle drove loosely the next morning at Darren Gough to be caught behind for four at a time when steely nerves and disciplined batting were essential.

6.   In the end, it all comes down to guile on the fairways and steely nerve at the greens.

7.   It was job requiring intense focus and steely nerves.

8.   Norman distanced himself from the field with a gutsy effort under pressure that showed steely nerve and a brilliant short game.

9.   She was almost perfect in everything else, too, displaying the skill and steely nerves of a veteran.

10.   Rana showed a steely nerve in outshooting experienced Englishman Mickey Gault for the centre-fire pistol title after combining with Ashok Pandit for the team gold.