juste milieu
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With reference to the waist, as to every thing else, the juste milieu is literally the thing to be desired.
From Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress by Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia
His political position in the juste milieu is unexciting.
From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir
And the mode of thinking thus designated is already manifesting its importance by one of the most unequivocal signs, the appearance of thinkers who attempt a compromise or juste milieu between it and its opposite.
From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart
The state of things called for decision, and knowing the condition of affairs in the Carrousel, I preferred siding with the juste milieu, for once in my life.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
The Carlists looked distrustful, the republicans bold, and the juste milieu alarmed.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore