balancing the books
Example Sentences
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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
But balancing the books also requires increasing rates.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
However, the Sunday Times reported that the NEC meeting had been told by party treasurer Colin Beattie that it was "having difficulty in balancing the books due to the reduction in membership and donors".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2023
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)
