balance
Example Sentences
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If demand threatens to exceed supply, grid operators call on power plants to ramp up production and, as a last resort, order utilities to cut power to customers to maintain balance.
Zinchuk explains that without this nightly reset, the heart and blood vessels cannot properly adapt and restore balance.
From Science Daily
However, it also notes that mountaineers "should be prepared to make compromises in order to balance the needs and abilities of all the group".
From BBC
Denton says many doctors "may choose to split their work between NHS and private practice, in order to have better control over their workload, wellbeing and work‑life balance".
From BBC
Khamenei knew how to strike a balance to ensure his political survival.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.