It has to be the stable element, because players come and go.

His nerves were steady as lead, that stable element.

Hafnium, one of the last stable elements to be discovered, presents an interesting case.

It is the heaviest stable element to be produced in this manner.

Such a process is needed to explain the existence of many stable elements in the universe.

Particularly with the new technology, it was one of the few stable elements of our culture.

For example the most stable element of all is lead, with 82 protons and 126 neutrons.

Maybe there are stable elements with vast atomic numbers, some might even be the size of a star.

Such features 'become stable elements for an indefinite number of generations'.

Boras knows that he is often the only stable element in his clients' careers.