golden mean
Example Sentences
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Spago today lands squarely in the golden mean of upscale dining: modern but not exactly modernist; elegant but not stuffy; stimulating but rarely thrilling.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet between rules that are too rigid and no effective rules at all, there is a golden mean.
From Salon
The result was a fresh argument for a form of pest control — a golden mean of organic and industrial.
From Salon
It certainly would be convenient if this golden mean could be determined automatically and consistently.
From The Guardian
By aiming for the golden mean, I probably land near the best approximation of truth more often than if I were guided by any other set of compasses – partisan, ideological, psychological, whatever ...
From The Guardian
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