He was known as a steady, competent man and a new berth would be no problem.
He is a steady young man, and knows his work.
"With a steady man who'll give me a good home!"
He was steadier man the other two, and we both knew it.
"He'll need a steady man, and you qualify if anybody ever did."
Hand to mouth, and the steady men pushed to the wall!
"They were looking for a strong, steady man, and here I was weak."
The tale was such that a steady man could hope for his freedom in ten years; later we brought it down to seven.
A good steady man to have on the team, probably make a good controller.
Yes - I want a steady man for the magazine.