1.   Geographic balance was the primary drive behind the merger, they said.

2.   In addition to geographic balance, Beringer Blass wants products at every premium price point.

3.   Last year, the geographic balance shifted to Britain, with all my brothers-in-law based in Wiltshire, near Salisbury, or London.

4.   The companies said that geographic balance around the globe was the primary motivation for the merger.

5.   The four North Carolina schools are split in order to maintain geographic balance.

6.   The proposal would also seek better geographic balance on judging panels to reduce bloc voting by countries, and would bar any judge found guilty of violating officiating rules.

7.   To prevent one region of the state from pushing proposals on the rest, he would require geographic balance in petition signatures.

8.   That means the campaign to expand the number of posts held by women could upset the geographic balance of the staff.

9.   Traditionally the top three posts have reflected a geographic balance -- one drawn from the north, one from the centre and one from the south of the country.

10.   This geographic balance will provide a platform for dynamic growth.