Even more impressively, Boehner pulled it off with steady nerves while under heavy pressure from the anti-spending hawks in his own caucus.

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Ideally, bats need a warm spring followed by a summer without heavy rain and high winds and a steady cold winter so they remain in hibernation.

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Sharks are smooth, steady swimmers, so the pull on the line was constant and heavy rather than the spastic tugging that I have experienced from other fish.

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Rob Scuderi has logged heavy minutes on the Kings' penalty kill in his veteran teammates' absence, and Regehr should provide steady physical play alongside him.

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