balancing the books
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Since winning power in a landslide last summer, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves have made balancing the books a priority.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Since winning power in a landslide last summer, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves have made balancing the books a priority.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
He says he faces a choice between meeting the needs of the children, or balancing the books.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
Then in 2011 Mr Jones was accused of not balancing the books and suspended for six weeks.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
Two days before this date, my Scotch book-keeper came to me to report that in balancing the books he was out the small sum of 1_s_.
From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)
