11.   Fleet, meanwhile, hopes its swaps will help provide a balance between its assets and liabilities, boosting earnings.

12.   French investors have put up half the money, with Italians and Germans providing the balance.

13.   For those of us who watch and shake our heads in disapproval, their screwing up provides some balance to their exceptional talent.

14.   He was described as a man who could provide balance in the Parliament between the up-and-coming leftists and their adversaries on the right.

15.   Individuals, corporations and foundations making contributions to a nonprofit corporation set up for the purpose of the project provided the balance.

16.   It provides a balance to the data on landlord costs.

17.   It lists a single stock that every investor in one of five categories should own to provide more balance in a portfolio.

18.   Miscellaneous activities provided the balance.

19.   Muriel Gray and other friends were left to provide some balance to all the lurid stories of a tragic, troubled, star-crossed woman.

20.   Moreover, until Citigroup changed its policy following a report in The Times on Monday, the machines did not provide account balances.