I studied her through the window glass, but all I could really determine was that she was petite, dark-haired, and wore sunglasses so big that they barely balanced on her tiny nose.

They could barely balance on the shaking ground.

Finola made Plum awkwardly parade out for the finale in high heels she could barely balance in.

The city barely balanced its budget this year.

However, the public thought it odd that the head of a charitable organization that could barely balance its books was chauffeured about in expensive Packard limousines.

Many educators and parents are concerned that the district, which can barely balance its budget now even with the settlement funds, might undergo draconian cuts.

Federal Changes Cited The Governor barely balanced the budget in the year ending last June 30, closing a gap of $400 million mostly with accounting moves.

More and More of Less Mr. Kinsley could barely balance his budget when Gov. Pete Wilson was projecting a $7 billion budget shortfall for the state and calling for $2 billion in cuts in public education.

Her voice and bearing were those of the arrogant queen whose whim made the planet a danger spot for roistering spacers, a world whose profits barely balanced the harsh justice of its ruler.

I've always felt a little guilty for having at least as much as Clarissa when I can barely balance a checkbook.