1.   Alderson said he believed the growing imbalance had more to do with the strength of hitters and thinness of pitching than the strike zone.

2.   Demographers predict serious practical effects for Chinese society as a result of the growing imbalance.

3.   Not only does India have to fend for itself, it is facing in Asia a growing imbalance of power inimical to its long-term interests.

4.   The reaction to the resulting sprawl has often been a series of no-growth measures that exacerbate the pressures because they do little to correct growing imbalances.

5.   But he too warned of a military gap would contribute to a growing imbalance in the alliance.