21.   As the goddess pointed out in the missive that started this rumpus, the trickiest part of cooking a brisket is maintaining the delicate balance between toughness and moisture.

22.   As the plan evolved, a delicate balance was struck that became even more pronounced during the Eisenhower years, according to declassified National Security Council documents.

23.   At the same time, the U.S. military is forced to maintain a delicate balance.

24.   Bays and estuaries, which provide multimillion-dollar fishing industries, depend on adequate flows to maintain the delicate balance between salt water and fresh water.

25.   Both appear to have struck a delicate balance between the public selves they dutifully present and the private lives they fiercely protect.

26.   Bouncing bosoms disturbed the delicate balance.

27.   A democracy must maintain a delicate balance between protecting the president and other high officials from attack and preserving their accessibility to the public.

28.   A former aide on Capitol Hill, Davidow strikes the delicate balance between being appropriately courteous without being obsequious before members of Congress.

29.   Accountability also is a delicate balance, Watts said.

30.   Achieving a delicate balance is the ultimate aim when considering what to give co-workers, clients or the boss.