Nuella clutched the dragonrider tighter as Lolanth banked and started a steady spiral down to the ground.

The downfall of East Colfax was a slow and steady downward spiral of neglect, perception and poor governmental choices.

"The question becomes, without radio airplay, will they see any spikes, or will it just be a slow, steady downward spiral?"

Those drugs - Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva - reduce the risk of fractures of the spine or hip, injuries that can create a steady downward spiral in patients' condition.

Garion could see the smoke rising black from the city and the burned-out shipyards in the harbor as he followed Polgara in a steady upward spiral.

The Unicorn Trade Then they glided in a steady spiral that carried them upward with scarcely a feather's motion.

By late 2001, Charles A. Graner Jr.'s life was on a steady downward spiral.

As they see it, that's the first step in a steady downward spiral of the Sword's authority.

The aforementioned oddball boss battle is just the start of the game's steady spiral into absurdity.

It has been a long and steady downward spiral for this onetime center of shoe factories and thriving shops 25 miles south of Boston.