balance books

Meanwhile, the GOP isn’t calling for investigations into out of balance books in largely white suburban cities.

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has the power to pull an additional $50 million out of the rainy day fund, if needed, to balance books for the budget year that ended Tuesday.

Airlines need to keep butts in seats and their balance books in the black.

Rachel Power, chief executive of The Patients Association charity, said: "The sustained period of underfunding in recent years has caused problems that will be harming patient care for years to come, as money is diverted around the system to balance books and recover deficits, not for the benefit of patients."

I gulped down hot chocolate and toast, ran back upstairs to throw my homework inside my notebook, then back down to balance books and notebook on the banister post, and then to the television to hear a few minutes of the Today Show with Dave Garroway.