stabilisers

The most common additives are stabilisation products, know as stabilisers, such as cement, lime, pozzolonas, etc. intended to neutralise the sensitivity to water of the fine fraction and thus to maintain cohesion at an acceptable level even in a humid state.

Chapter 5 1998

Although we can dampen the amplitude of business cycles using "stabilisers", unless we find some way of abolishing the business cycle altogether as Gordon Brown once claimed to have done in any market economy there are bound to be periodic recessions.

The Guardian World News George Irvin 2010

He opted for a neutral budget that relied upon the cyclical 'stabilisers' to bring the budget back into line over the medium-term.

Telegraph Blogs 2008

'stabilisers' and think, 'What is this doing in my food?'.

HomePage - The Sun 2010

Balls seemed to dismiss the idea that the government would be using automatic stabilisers to any great extent.

IMF offers respite for George Osborne amid criticism of cuts 2011

Balls seemed to dismiss the idea that the government would be using automatic stabilisers to any great extent.

IMF offers respite for George Osborne amid criticism of cuts 2011

At the moment the automatic fiscal stabilisers kick in and borrowing goes up on a cyclical basis.

George Osborne 'burns up a year' as coalition's Plan A for the economy reaches its limits 2011

It is this part which is actually the most satisfying both for me as a teacher and for the student who has, as it were, taken off the stabilisers and knows it.

S is for Scaffolding « An A-Z of ELT 2010

However, he said the government would not need to change its fiscal austerity plans, and could instead rely on the "automatic stabilisers" of weaker commodity prices, easing the pain for consumers; and falling long-term borrowing costs, as markets postpone their expectations of Bank of England rate rises.

Item Club scales back growth forecasts saying UK at 'critical juncture' 2011

Professional video stabilisers are prohibitively expensive.

Build A $14 Video Camera Stabiliser | Lifehacker Australia 2009