building a shed wall, is it stable enough?

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ok i'm build a shed (8x14) and i've build all the walls on the ground and they are ready to be put up how ever i stood one of the walls up just to see how it looked. and i noticed that it has a bit of sway to it (left to right) the studs are spaced 16' apart. i then laid the wall back down attached the the ply wood (1/2') which of course pervents the swaying, so now the wall is soild. but my Q is: are the walls nnot stable becuase they sways with out the ply? should i even put them up? or am i ok?
should i reinforce the studs with brackets?????
 
if you put a cross bar in that ties the middle of all the studs together you should be fine. either you can use the scrap wood to go between each or you can buy a steel bar that screws into each.
 
tie some string around the corners and tie it to a lamp post so it doesnt blow away in a heatwave
 
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