They are, we judge, trying to co-operate with international community in stabilising the situation.
It was seen as a test of Afghanistan's commitment to addressing corruption and stabilising the economy.
Carl Bildt, his Swedish counterpart, says the priority is reforming the economy and stabilising Europe's periphery.
Whether America is up to the giant task of stabilising the country remains to be seen.
This suggests that it may be premature to talk about the housing market stabilising.
Stabilising an undervalued rate requires considerably less ammunition than trying to reverse substantially a steep depreciation.
Banks that have not taken a scrap of government money still benefit from their stabilising presence.
Over time it eats away at the stabilising compounds especially in hot weather until spontaneous detonation occurs.
An unemployment rate of 12% this year is at least showing some signs of stabilising.
But there is nothing systematic about this stabilising pattern: it was just a fluke.
It said eurozone unemployment would continue to rise from its current rate of 12%, stabilising in 2014.
This means new resources for growth-friendly investment, stabilising public finances or wider commitments such as development aid.
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The Pakistanis believe they are close to convincing America that they hold the key to stabilising Afghanistan.
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Several price indices point to stabilising house values, which should buoy up property-tax revenues and education budgets.
Details of more than 21, 000 transactions aimed at stabilising financial markets have been posted on the Fed's website.
In fairness it is early and stabilising the economy should be Mr Obama's priority, not long-term fiscal discipline.
"The level of economic activity is in the process of stabilising at very low levels, " Mr Draghi said.
The market needs to be directly harnessed towards the goal of stabilising population growth at a sustainable level.
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They will act as a stabilising force to assist the U.N. in allowing the transition to a new government.
The housing market source both of the earlier strength of consumer demand and its more recent weakness seems to be stabilising.
These decisions involve more goals, more tools and more politics than stabilising prices.
Other options include stabilising the slope above the tunnel and taking the road around or above the existing tunnel.
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It argues that employment and earnings growth appear to have picked up and that the housing market is stabilising.
Though daunting, this should be less difficult to achieve than dismantling dictatorship and stabilising the economy proved to be.
That is a formidable argument for a more gradual approach to stabilising emissions.
But, in general, governments have found institutional reforms far harder than stabilising prices.
Barbados recently suffered credit rating downgrades and correspondents say the governing party has had difficulty stabilising the Caribbean island's economy.
In recent years, it has become accepted wisdom that monetary policy is more appropriate than fiscal policy for stabilising economies.
For all his faults, Mr Kadyrov was the nearest thing to a stabilising influence that Chechnya has had in years.
Minister for Employment Chris Grayling said the government was "focusing on stabilising public finance, supporting economic growth and helping the unemployed".
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