1.  Amid the turmoil, she was often seen as a stabilizing force.

2.  But Moscow objects to amending the ABM Treaty because it is viewed as a stabilizing force between two giant nuclear arsenals.

3.  But the Expos would miss Alou because he has been a stabilizing force for a decade.

4.  But then, the Taliban was seen as a stabilizing force.

5.  Coleman recalled Robinson as a stabilizing force in his own New Jersey household, which was divided by allegiances to the three New York teams.

6.  Considering the problems the Mariners have had with their pitching, Belcher could have been a stabilizing force on the staff.

7.  His wife, Bush said, has been a stabilizing force.

8.  Imagine the British Conservative Party, historically a stabilizing force, turning to ultranationalism as its basic theme.

9.  In eulogies, he was praised for his many contributions to the city and as a stabilizing force, as well as a man who loved Los Angeles.

10.  Meanwhile, Fisher has been a stabilizing force at point guard.