21.   Hosea believes he is striking the proper balance.

22.   It is important to maintain blade balance when sharpening a lawnmower blade, so check for proper balance by inserting a screwdriver into the central mounting hole.

23.   It makes us wonder about the proper balance between the need to remember the horrors of the day and the psychological necessity of letting the memory fade.

24.   May the new and the old always stay in proper balance.

25.   Ms. Albright will have a chance to restore a proper balance as secretary of state.

26.   Perhaps we have at last achieved the proper balance in our economy.

27.   Prudent changes in the constitution would strike a proper balance between the presidency, a more authoritative and responsible cabinet of ministers and a reasonably strong parliament.

28.   Q. In studying this topic, which modern writers and thinkers strike you as having found the proper balance between thought and action?

29.   Such self-promotional touches might be expected at a baseball party thrown by a politician, but the challenge is in striking the proper balance in emphasis.

30.   The national debate over the proper balance between privacy and security will surely stay in the news next year.