steady-going
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But New Jersey's steady-going Governor Charles Edison put a stop to that.
From Time Magazine Archive
Throughout most of a typical performance, the English rock quartet called The Who live up to their own modest billing: "A good, steady-going, down-to-earth pop group."
From Time Magazine Archive
Shoulder to shoulder fought the witty, opportunist youngsters who follow David Lloyd George, and the grave, steady-going oldsters who, like Lord Grey, are chiefly composed of moral fibres.
From Time Magazine Archive
Impartial House observers rate him thus: A steady-going unimaginative legislator, he possesses qualities which regular Republicans consider sterling.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cow gentleman first selects a quick yet steady-going mule; then he looks for a dead steer.
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
